Mike Williamson and Jamie Vardy fall in a heap after the Newcastle man's challenge
Newcastle defender Mike Williamson has denied that he deliberately got himself sent off in Saturday’s 3-0 defeat to Leicester City.
Williamson was accused by his manager John Carver of fouling City striker Jamie Vardy to earn his second yellow card, and therefore marching orders.
"I thought he meant it," Carver said. "When the ball went onto that left-hand side, my first reaction, five yards before making the tackle was, 'Don't do it' - and he did it.
Newcastle manager John Carver accuses Mike Williamson of deliberately getting sent off and questions the desire of his players
"Vardy was off the pitch, Willo was off the pitch, the ball was off the pitch. There was no need to do it. I am not accepting that, especially in the situation we are in."
Asked why Williamson might have done something like that on purpose, Carver said: "I don't really know. It was just my thought when it happened. I thought he meant that and I have told him so.
"I have actually said this to his face."
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But Williamson issued a statement on Sunday afternoon in which he admitted his tackle was ill-judged, but he insisted that he had not tried to get himself sent off.
“I would like to take this opportunity to apologise to the Newcastle United supporters and my fellow teammates for getting sent-off during yesterday’s game [v Leicester City].
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