Alan Shearer has hit out at Chelsea's Shaun Wright-Phillips, accusing the winger of diving as Newcastle United were dumped out of the FA Cup.
Wright-Phillips looked to have thrown himself to the ground under minimal contact, following a challenge by Robbie Elliott which earned the Newcastle defender a second yellow card.
It soured Shearer's final game in the FA Cup as Chelsea won the quarter final 1-0 and booked a place in the last four.
Shearer said: "It was a blatant dive. There was absolutely no contact and I thought that at the time. I have seen it again on a replay and it was definitely the case."
The Newcastle skipper was booked for arguing with the decision in the last minute of normal time.
Newcastle's caretaker manager Glenn Roeder was also angry with Wright-Phillips and suggested the player's father Ian Wright would also not be happy.
Roeder said: "My view is crystal clear. Wright-Phillips took the ball past Robbie Elliott, who immediately turned his body sideways to let him go. He is an experienced defender - but Wright-Phillips knows he has beaten him and he's on the ground.
"He made no attempt to run past him at all. I am disappointed with the young man - and I don't think his dad will be too pleased either. What disappoints me most is the contrast between two incidents in the game.
"Kieron Dyer was 'scissored' in the corner but he gets up straightaway and he is not looking for a foul or a booking. Then we have the sending-off incident. They are at two ends on the spectrum of fair play."
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho refused to speak after the game.
