Sunderland supporters felt the officials played their part in a disappointing defeat to Swansea City. The Black Cats were beaten 3-1 by the Welsh side, but were down to ten men after just 18 minutes when Luke O'Nien was sent off.
The result sees Tony Mowbray's side slip down to tenth in the Championship, with results going against them to leave a three point gap to the play-off picture. A minority of Sunderland supporters felt the head coach got it wrong today while others were quick to move onto the next game.
The Black Cats take on Middlesbrough in the Wear-Tees derby at the Stadium of Light next weekend. Michael Carrick's side are one of the in form teams in the division having won four of their previous five Championship games.
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Here's what Sunderland supporters had to say at full-time following defeat to Swansea City:
@shanehagan24 tweeted: "Unlucky lads. As bad a referee as I’ve ever seen and we were in the league below, battling performance with 10 men for near on 80 minutes. On to the next one."
@Andyatch said: "Aye never mind. On to next week pals."
@jxmes123 said: "Red card didn’t help but the manager got it wrong. Players out on their feet and knackered after playing against 10 men, and he waits until we’re 3-1 down to bring on fresh legs."
@AdamGibson112 tweeted: "Disappointed but at 10 men we gave it a go and that's all you can hope for. Onto the next one."
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