Sky Sports pundit claims Bournemouth should 'feel aggrieved' after key referee error vs Sunderland

Sky Sports pundit Jay Bothroyd has argued that Bournemouth should “feel aggrieved” by the series of events that led to Sunderland winning a penalty in their Premier League clash at the Stadium of Light on Saturday afternoon.

The visitors raced into a two-goal lead courtesy of strikes from Amine Adli and Tyler Adams, only for the Black Cats to claw their way back into the contest after Reinildo was brought down in the box by Alex Scott. Enzo Le Fée duly converted the resulting penalty, with the strike proving to be a fulcrum in the match; Sunderland would go on to seal a dramatic victory thanks to second-half efforts from Bertrand Traore and Brian Brobbey.

But Bournemouth were noticeably disappointed with the decision, suggesting that winger Marcus Tavernier had been fouled in the build-up to Scott’s challenge on Reinildo, and arguing that the spot kick should never have been awarded.

And in Sky Sports News’ weekly Ref Watch segment, former England international Bothroyd was inclined to agree with the Cherries’ reading of the situation. He said: “I think anywhere else on the pitch, that is a foul. He should've been given a foul. He's come through the back of him. As a consequence of this it carries on and then the penalty happens. Bournemouth will feel aggrieved there.”

Less contentious, however, was Lewis Cook’s late dismissal for an elbow on Sunderland midfielder Noah Sadiki. The Bournemouth man was shown a straight red card after striking the 20-year-old in the face deep into stoppage time at the end of the game, and ex-Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher has praised referee Tim Robinson for dealing with the incident correctly.

He said: “This is a really good spot by the ref. We spoke about the [Trevoh] Chalobah one vs Arsenal [in Sunday’s 1-1 draw against Chelsea]. [Piero] Hincapie used his arm as leverage and didn't use it as a weapon. Look at this, he has used his arm as a weapon. He threw it as well as raised it.”

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What did Bournemouth goal-scorer Amine Adli say about the referee on Saturday afternoon?

Speaking after the final whistle at the Stadium of Light, Bournemouth star Adli pulled no punches in his assessment of Robinson’s performance. "After being 2-0 up here in Sunderland, it's never easy to go back without a point at least," he said.

"It's very tough, but what makes us even more angry and frustrated today, is some decisions of the referees. Some decisions were very bad and they completely changed the game. The third goal on the corner kick, there is a foul on Adam Smith. There is a lot of even at the start, the penalty, there is two fouls before it. There is a foul on [Adrien] Truffert, there is a foul on Tavernier, and then after this you receive a penalty which is like, for me 50/50. That's already a lot."

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