Newcastle United and Sunderland supporters are rarely united in their complaints but both sets of supporters have every reason to be incensed. Craig Pawson took charge of the Magpies draw at Manchester United on Sunday before being the man in the middle for Sunderland's defeat at Blackburn Rovers.
Pawson came under huge scrutiny for a number of controversial decisions at Old Trafford. Callum Wilson was hacked to the floor in the first-half by Raphael Varane with penalty appeals waved away by officials, leaving black and white supporters furious.
Speaking on Match of The Day, Danny Murphy said: "Varane comes across and blocks his path, and Wilson has nowhere to go. That simply has to be a penalty, I can't understand it. Worst decision of the weekend that one, it's an obvious penalty. It would have changed the game."
