{"id":4045,"date":"2026-03-08T16:19:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T16:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4045"},"modified":"2026-03-08T16:19:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T16:19:38","slug":"fans-say-port-vale-were-robbed-by-decision-to-not-send-off-sunderland-keeper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4045","title":{"rendered":"Fans say Port Vale were \u2018robbed\u2019 by decision to not send off Sunderland keeper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Fans say Port Vale were \u2018robbed\u2019 by decision to not send off Sunderland keeper\" width=\"620\" height=\"500\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full object-cover rounded-md\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 620 500'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAQAAACEN3D\/AAAAL0lEQVR42mP4z8DAwMiAARgZGJhY+P\/\/PwMDAwPDfwYGBgaGhgYGhgYGAAD9Hwlr5xRngAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.joe.co.uk\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Website-Image-Full-Bleed-82.png?height=573&amp;width=1024\"\/><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>Sunderland still lost 1-0 on the afternoon <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>Sunderland were dumped out of the FA Cup by League One outfit Port Vale on Sunday, but the result could have been far worse had match official Anthony Taylor\u00a0opted to send off the Sunderland goalkeeper. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Midway through the second half, Port Vale looked all set to double their advantage over the Black Cats, as forward George Hall moved the ball around Melker Ellborg, and charged in the direction of an empty Sunderland net.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p><strong>Cheltenham Free To Play Predictor: Receive \u00a35 free bet each day and win share of \u00a31,000 jackpot!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Playing JOE x BOYLE Sports&#8217; Free To Play Predictor game for the Cheltenham Festival is simple &#8211; we\u2019ve picked out one horse running in each of the first five races every day of Cheltenham, and all you need to do is decide if it will Win, Place or finish Unplaced!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator my-6 border-0 border-t border-[#7D7D7D] \"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator my-6 border-0 border-t border-[#7D7D7D] \"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Hall was prevented from making an attempt on goal by the Sunderland keeper, who moved across and made a challenge to stop the Port Vale man from progressing any further. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The player was immediately handed a yellow card for the foul, which took place outside of the area, but fans have suggested the punishment should have been greater, considering Hall looked almost certain to score had he emerged from the encounter with the ball. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>One fan said it was a &#8220;blatant red card.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Another added: &#8220;Absolutely robbed he had a open goal if not hacked down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Fans #Port #Vale #robbed #decision #send #Sunderland #keeper<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunderland still lost 1-0 on the afternoon Sunderland were dumped out of the FA Cup by League One outfit Port Vale on Sunday, but the result could have been far worse had match official Anthony Taylor\u00a0opted to send off the Sunderland goalkeeper. 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