OXFORD UTD SUNDERLAND MARCUS SED Late Browne goal has Cats swearing
JOHN COLEMAN bemoaned Accrington’s “freak run” but insisted “freak runs can change.”
“Training will be attacking-based,” said the Stanley boss after they made it five games without finding the net. “We’ve got this block in front of goal.”
Scunthorpe boss
Stuart Mccall, who saw Kyle Wootton and Kevin van Veen score, said: “I think the standards now are so high.”
Scunthorpe 2 Accrington Stanley 0
JACK ROSS insisted Oxfo r d ’ s late equaliser should not have stood.
Sunderland were heading towards three important points thanks to Jimmy Dunne’s header at a corner.
But Oxford snatched a point when Marcus Browne turned in Jerome Sinclair’s pass with three minutes left.
Black Cats players protested that Sinclair had knocked Dunne to the ground before crossing low for fellow sub Browne to level.
Boss Ross said: “When it’s a foul, it’s a foul.
“We’ve had a couple of games t hat have finished like that, one where we’ve conceded a worldie, and this one, which for me is an incorrect decision.”
Oxford boss Karl Robinson (right) said: “People will question the foul on their centreback, but to be honest, if you’re Sunderland you shouldn’t be having to worry about that. What about the five fouls on my players that went unpunished in the first half ? The referee was consistently bad for both teams.
“I thought we were by far the better team and t hat’s wha t I ’m proud of.”
Cen t r e - h a l f Dunne had bagged his first goal in only his second start f or Sunderland after joining on loan from Burnley last month, powering home Grant Leadbitter’s corner. Oxford, though, were denied three times by fine saves from keeper Jon Mclaughlin, who kept out Josh Ruffels and James Henry efforts with his feet and a header by J a mie Mackie with a stunning flying stop to his left. Yet Ross played down Mclaughlin’s heroics. He said: “I get amazed by this fascination over goalkeepers making saves. That’s what they’re paid to do.”