Gary O’Neil branded the penalty given to Brentford in Bournemouth’s 2-0 defeat “scandalous”.
Ivan Toney was pulled to the floor by Marcos Senesi shortly before half-time, giving referee Jarred Gillett what looked a simple penalty decision. However, Cherries boss O’Neil insisted VAR should have spotted Toney actually held on to the defender’s arm until they reached the box.
But the decision stood and Toney, still to miss a penalty for Brentford, duly took his unblemished record to 21 successful spot-kicks from 21 attempts. Mathias Jensen added the second with a cool finish from the edge of the area to condemn Bournemouth to a sixth consecutive defeat, all since O’Neil was made permanent manager.
