Villa fans react as John Moss and Martin Atkinson set to officiate Liverpool clash

Aston Villa fans aren’t happy after John Moss and Martin Atkinson were both appointed for the clash with Liverpool next weekend.

John Moss was the referee at the weekend and gave the controversial second goal that on reflection looks like it should have been disallowed.

Meanwhile, Atkinson was the VAR referee when Villa had a goal chalked off in the win over Brighton, with Conor Hourihane having his effort ruled out.

Several Villa fans took to Twitter to voice their frustration about the appointments.

Twitter: @PreeceObserver Not good , and i hope we dont get Friend again (@kelwell16)

Twitter: @PreeceObserver Didn’t Jon Moss referee our away game at Arsenal too….😡😡 (@J_Burty)

Twitter: @PreeceObserver Noooooooooooo🤦🏼‍♀️ (@LePresto77)

Twitter: @PreeceObserver More importantly, probably, Martin Atkinson is the VAR, as he was vs Brighton when Conor’s goal was ruled out. (@RhysCartwright9)

Read Aston Villa’s verdict

This isn’t good reading for Aston Villa fans, especially after Villa’s multiple incidents with VAR this season.

Hopefully, the problems with VAR get sorted soon. However, as of late, it has certainly not been great.