'Put that on Netflix,' crowed the Ewood Park stadium announcer at full-time following Blackburn's 2-0 win against Sunderland. It was not a Netflix subscription that the 3,500 travelling fans were clamouring for, however, it was VAR.
And had Premier League referee Craig Pawson had access to a small screen, the joker on the mic might have lost his sense of humour. Sunderland came away from Blackburn smarting at the injustices that had a decisive impact on the game.
To his credit, boss Tony Mowbray did not make an issue of Pawson's controversial calls in front of the media but that did not expunge them from the record. Ryan Hedges' trip on Jack Clarke should have resulted in a penalty just after the half-hour; instead, just 22 seconds later, Sunderland found themselves a goal down to Ben Brereton Diaz's stunning strike.
