RateTheRef

Really bailing blackburn out, denied a clear penalty for sunderland leading to blackburn scoring

Here's a replay, ref has a clear view and doesn't give it
https://twitter.com/DazGraham85/status/1582456514400645120?t=aEwppJofP_yYjMr7fVaTcA&s=19

The attack was a direct result of him missing a clear foul so yes he cab be blamed for it

It certainly doesn’t help when Pawson has been subjected to a ridiculous schedule in the last week.

A trip to Azerbaijan on Thursday… return flight… a match on Sunday at OT then an EFL game tonight.

If Oliver keels over Thursday that’s potentially three games in five games.

Agree, Sunderland should have had a penalty immediately before Blackburn goal. Blackburn second goal clearly offside. Bad night for the officials.

Whilst I agree both goals shouldn’t have stood.

I’m not having that they are used to someone else watching in the VAR hub. It’s either a foul or not a foul in their eyes. Pawson went not foul and in the prem he gets bailed out (well depending on what ground you are at  and mood the VAR is in). The offside is harder if you look at it again, there is a red bit in the picture it turns out it was the arm of the Sunderland player which cannot play him on but Scott Ledger wouldn’t have known.  Can’t believe I’ve saying it as a Burnley fan.

I like Pawson I think he was fine in the game. The schedule for him isn’t healthy though especially if you want him to produce top quality officiating everytime he crosses  the white line. As well as the heavy schedule there is between now to the World Cup break. I’m amazed more refs haven’t gone down which is a credit to them for being so fit.

There was no need for SG1 on the game to start with. I get they are contracted for games .

That isn't a foul, he is going down way before there was any contact.

Good evening Jon Dahl. Nice of you to join the conversation.

That isn't a foul, he is going down way before there was any contact.

Only one thing caused that Sunderland player to go to ground and it wasn't the opponent.

Whilst players continue to act like this there will be marginal decisions made that are wrong - even if that wasn't one of them.

If players want better referees, they need to behave better.

And if we want better referees it would help if people didn't keep defending the indefensible which happens on a regular basis. This was a penalty as was the one which this same official failed to give when Wilson was taken down at Old Trafford on Sunday.

And sancho as well