Aston Villa boss Dean Smith slammed the refereeing after their 2-2 draw with Burnley.

The boss was unhappy with Burnley's first, lamenting referee Lee Mason who awarded the Clarets a throw-in which lead to Jay Rodriguez's header to make it 1-1.

Smith was critical of the handling of his star man, John McGinn - especially throughout the first half.

He said: "I felt aggrieved with their first goal. Marvelous Nakamba, who I thought was excellent... it's come off a Burnley lad's heel and the referee gave a throw-in for them.

"I also thought it was a foul, Chris Wood on Neil Taylor which was right in front of me. They get a free-kick and launch it 50-60 yards and we didn't deal with the cross. I thought our response was good.

"The second goal was a lapse in concentration. We didn't get tight enough and we didn't stop the cross."

Smith added: "John McGinn's been whacked by Jack Cork when he turned him and Cork should have got booked. He gets the other side of Erik Pieters and he pulls him back. He's all-action, gets in the opposition box and scores goals, he wins free-kicks but today, for me, he wasn't protected.

"How they came through that first half without a yellow card on McGinn was beyond me. It was almost like a tag team volleying him. He'll have a few bruises, that's for sure.

"He doesn't mind a rough and tumble tackle as long as it's a fair one but, today, there were too many that were unfair. They've targeted him because he's one of our better players."