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title: "Sunderland: Roker Report fume over Patrick Roberts penalty decision"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/lincoln-0-0-sunderland-patrick-roberts-penalty/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Clancy"
section: "Reaction"
published: "2022-03-19T17:15:54Z"
modified: "2022-03-19T17:15:54Z"
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# Sunderland: Roker Report fume over Patrick Roberts penalty decision

**Sunderland podcasters Roker Report were left fuming over the decision not to give Patrick Roberts a penalty after he was dragged down in the penalty box.**

### The Lowdown: Roberts shines for Sunderland

The 25-year-old was one of the standout performers for the away side, causing the Lincoln City defence nightmares throughout the game.

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The former Manchester City man won five of his duels and recorded two tackles, 65 touches and one accurate cross ([SofaScore](https://www.sofascore.com/lincoln-city-sunderland/QsRb)). He also made a mammoth [six](https://www.sofascore.com/lincoln-city-sunderland/QsRb) key passes, by far the most of any player on the pitch.

### The Latest: Podcaster fumes

Taking to Twitter, renowned Black Cats podcasters [Roker Report](https://twitter.com/RokerReport/status/1505217819121795075) fumed over the decision not to give a penalty to Sunderland midway through the second half, after it appeared that Roberts was taken down in the penalty area.

They raged: *“Roberts is dragged down in the box, but the referee isn’t interested. Shocking decision.”*

### The Verdict: Costly for Sunderland

The decision not to give a penalty has ultimately cost Alex Neil’s team in the end, as they failed to take all three points from the Imps, having to settle for a 0-0 draw in the end.

Given how tight it is in the [table](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/league-one/table) around the play-off positions, the Wearside club simply cannot afford to drop many points from now until the end of the season. However, they had [enough](https://www.sofascore.com/lincoln-city-sunderland/QsRb) chances to win the game aside from that controversial decision, so they should not feel too sorry for themselves.

***In other news,*** [***James Hunter has dropped a big Sunderland injury update***](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/sunderland-afc-news/team-news-lincoln-broadhead-pritchard-mcgeady-huggins/)