WIMBLEDON boss Johnnie Jackson was left "fuming" with the penalty award that ultimately cost his side in their Carabao Cup defeat to Newcastle.

The visiting boss was immensely proud of his side's efforts at St James' Park and felt the League Two side deserved to take the Magpies to a penalty shoot-out.

But instead they were undone by a penalty after Fabian Schar stepped up in first half stoppage time to book Newcastle a fourth round date against Chelsea.

The penalty was awarded after Miguel Almiron went down in the box under the challenge of Joe Pigott - but it was the linesman who raised his flag after referee Darren Bond initially appeared to have ignored the claims.

Jackson said: "I'm fuming to be honest. The first one is a dive so it should be a free-kick and yellow card.

"Then there's a break in play and another coming together and about three or four passes after that, he hasn't given it, he's in a good position, then the linesman decides to get involved.

"Like we're not up against it enough coming here as the underdog, we don't need a linesman getting involved, the referee is there to referee the game.

"I'm angry about that one. I don't see that happening at the other end. For that to be the difference in the game tells you a lot about my team."

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Jackson had nothing but praise for his players.

He said: "The way we went about our gameplan and task, Newcastle know they've been in a real game.

"Credit to my boys. The gulf in divisions and quality is obvious but I think we closed that gap as a team tonight and frustrated them.

"It says a lot about my team that I'm disappointed we haven't got something from it or forced it to penalties because the effort deserved that. I know they dominated the play but we stayed in the game, made a fight of it and lost to a dodgy penalty."