Wayne Rooney has called for a referee to be banned after Derby County were denied a penalty in a damaging defeat by Swansea City on Saturday.
Derby’s hopes of avoiding relegation from the Championship are hanging by a thread after a 2-1 defeat by Swansea. Rooney’s side, who had 21 points deducted for entering administration and historical financial breaches, are 23rd in the Championship and nine points from safety with five matches remaining.
Joel Piroe scored twice inside the first 16 minutes to give Swansea a 2-0 lead and leave Derby facing an uphill battle in South Wales. Tom Lawrence pulled a goal back from the penalty spot soon after but the Rams could not find an equaliser as they slipped to an eighth successive away defeat.
