Joey Barton believes Bristol Rovers suffered from a "poor referee" in an incident-packed 3-1 defeat at Fratton Park on Saturday.
Connor Ogilvie's first-half header gave the hosts the lead, shortly after a serious injury for Pompey midfielder Louis Thompson, who was caught by Glenn Whelan on the touchline and is feared to have suffered a broken leg. The Irishman received a yellow card to the frustration of the home fans, although replays showed the damage appeared to be worsened by the Portsmouth man's leg being trapped and his studs getting caught in the ground.
Rovers equalised through Aaron Collins after the break, smashing home after good work from John Marquis, but they were behind again eight minutes from time after Harry Anderson was deemed to have fouled substitute Joe Pigott in the box. Anderson cleared the ball after a parry from James Belshaw, but Pigott felt contact and referee Gavin Ward pointed to the spot in front of an 18,000-strong crowd.
