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Aug 21, 2013 at 7.45pm UK
 
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2-1

Luna (6' og.), Ivanovic (73')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Benteke (45')

Paul Lambert bemoans refereeing decisions

Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert insists that his side should have been awarded a penalty in tonight's Premier League clash with Chelsea.

Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert has insisted that his side were the victims of poor refereeing decisions following their 2-1 defeat to Chelsea.

The Villans boss believes that Blues defender Branislav Ivanovic should have been dismissed for elbowing Christian Benteke, and said they were entitled to a penalty courtesy of a John Terry handball.

"It is easy to come on here and have sour grapes but it is there for everybody to see. He clearly elbowed Christian Benteke, it was a sending-off," BBC Sport quotes him as saying.

"The penalty was a penalty, everybody saw that. He missed two huge moments. How can you miss that magnitude of a decision? It is beyond me."

Benteke cancelled out an early own goal from Antonio Luna, but Ivanovic headed home a Chelsea winner in the 73rd minute.

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Branislav Ivanovic of Chelsea is congratulated by teammates after scoring his team's second goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on August 21, 2013
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