Former Premier League official Keith Hackett claims Sunderland should have been awarded a second-half penalty against Wycombe Wanderers after Patrick Roberts was brought down inside the box with half an hour still to play. Referee Simon Hooper waved away appeals with Sunderland leading 1-0 at the time.
Roberts went down under pressure from Joe Jacobson and Anthony Stewart. The general consensus in the crowd was that the Black Cats should have been awarded a spot-kick, but there was no VAR check and play continued. It was a hugely important moment in the game, with the Chairboys enjoying a large spell of second-half pressure.
Hackett claims it was a nailed on penalty kick and was left shocked that the incident was not looked at. He told Football Insider : “It was absolutely a nailed on penalty kick. I cannot believe that VAR did not intervene. Sunderland were very unlucky not to get a penalty kick on that one.
