Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher believes Robert Jones was ‘too quick’ to give a penalty against Wolves on Saturday.

Wanderers lost 2-1 to Sheffield United, with the Blades picking up their first win of the season in controversial

Referee Jones awarded a penalty to United right at the death after deeming Fabio Silva to have fouled George Baldock.

It was almost identical to the incident that saw Hwang Hee-chan penalised against Newcastle United the weekend before.

Baldock was already going to ground, but the penalty was awarded. VAR then upheld the decision – which was branded ‘stinking’ by Gary Lineker – leaving Wolves fans aghast for a second game running.

Now, Gallagher has pointed out a key mistake Jones made…

Dermot Gallagher shares where Robert Jones went wrong in his awarding of a penalty against Fabio Silva and Wolves

Silva’s ‘foul’ on Baldock was discussed earlier today on Sky Sports’ Ref Watch show, which looks at controversial decisions from the weekend.