Ref's u-turn angers Hull boss Brown

Hull manager Phil Brown claimed to be bemused after his side were awarded then denied a late penalty in Tuesday night's 1-0 defeat by Aston Villa.

With Villa leading 1-0, referee Steve Bennett pointed to the spot after ruling that Young had handled on his own line in injury-time. Villa protested and Bennett changed his decision after consulting with his assistant, who correctly had seen the ball hit the bar and not Young's hand.

Brown conceded the "harsh reality" was that the final decision was correct but he was unhappy at the about-turn.

"People will end up talking about the penalty decision which wasn't," said Brown.

"It's beyond me whether it was a penalty or it wasn't - he's given it. A referee gives a penalty and then a linesman tells you it's not.

"Some days you get bad days at the office because of referees, other days you get bad days at the office because of players. Today was a good day at the office from the players and not so good from the ref."