O'Neill backs call for refs to explain decisions

Aston Villa boss Martin O’Neill has backed his Chelsea counterpart Jose Mourinho’s belief that referees should make public the reason for any contentious decisions in the immediate aftermath of a game.

Mourinho, whose side entertain Villa in the Carling Cup tomorrow, was upset with referee Graham Poll after he disallowed Didier Drogba’s first-half goal and then sent off skipper John Terry in Sunday’s 2-1 defeat at Tottenham.