#7 Controversial decisions
(a) Benik Afobe disallowed goal vs. Burnley
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With a couple of minutes of regular time still left, Afobe had made a superb run into the box to get on the end of a perfect overhead ball by Jack Wilshere. He found the net but Martin Atkinson incorrectly disallowed the strike for a handball by the striker.
Charlie Daniels’ goal for the Cherries arrived in the first minute of added time; if Afobe’s strike had stood, Daniels’ would have been the equaliser.
Howe and his team will rue the referee’s mistake which cost them three points instead of earning them one for a strong comeback performance.
(b) Robert Snodgrass dive vs. Crystal Palace
A disgraceful dive by the Hull front-man, supposedly to evade Scott Dann’s tackle that never came, was rewarded with a penalty instead of earning him a booking for simulation.
Dann was rightly frustrated but Snodgrass converted from the spot to give the Tigers the lead. Minutes later, however, Snodgrass certainly got his payback; his clumsy challenge and tug on Wilfried Zaha meant that the visitors were awarded a spot kick and eventually equalised.
