Williamson 'sent off on purpose' - Carver

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Newcastle head coach John Carver accused defender Mike Williamson of deliberately getting sent off after his side went down 3-0 at Leicester City in the Premier League. The centre-back was shown a second yellow card for clattering into Jamie Vardy on the touchline with 26 minutes left, before fellow defender Daryl Janmaat was also dismissed for a second bookable offence. A Leonardo Ulloa brace, either side of a goal by captain Wes Morgan, handed Leicester a comfortable victory on Saturday that took them to within a point of their opponents in the battle to avoid relegation. Newcastle's fans branded their players "gutless", "spineless" and "cowards" as they boarded the team bus afterwards and while Carver was similarly disappointed, he reserved his sharpest criticism for Williamson.

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