West Brom winger Jerome Thomas blasts penalty call against Liverpool
Monday 31st October 2011, 10:45AM GMT.
Straight-talking West Brom winger Jerome Thomas today admitted the Liverpool display was “not good enough” – but hit out at the officials over the Reds’ controversial penalty.
Thomas was penalised for his foul on Luis Suarez in the ninth minute of Saturday’s Premier League showdown, but Thomas was upset that referee Lee Mason awarded the spot-kick on a linesman’s advice after initially turning down appeals.
However, the Hawthorns wide-man admitted the hosts’ performance had been sub-standard, as they failed to follow-up their back-to-back top-flight derby wins.
He said: “It didn’t think it was a penalty at the time and I don’t even think the referee did. It didn’t look like he was going to give it, then the linesman flagged and I guess that’s what made up his mind.”
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