Patrick Bamford insists the point Leeds United picked up against Sunderland on Tuesday night could be an important one, even if they should have had a penalty. After falling to their first defeat of the calendar year on Saturday at Coventry City, the Whites were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw at Elland Road by Mike Dodds’ Black Cats.
The Whites failed to have a shot on target throughout the contest, but they did have two handball shouts dismissed by referee Tim Robinson. The first came in the first half as Crysencio Summerville’s curling effort was diverted wide by a Sunderland elbow.
That was before Luke O’Nien prevented Joe Rodon from heading a cross goalwards with his hand. Both appeals were credible and appeared straightforward decisions for the officials but Robinson couldn’t be sure enough to give a spotkick on either occasion in the heat of the moment.
