Source: PA
Di Matteo miffed by Ibanez red
West Brom manager Roberto Di Matteo questioned the decision to send off Pablo Ibanez in the 2-1 loss at Blackpool - but was otherwise happy with his side.
The defender was given his marching orders in the 11th minute after DJ Campbell fell under the slightest of pressure and Charlie Adam smashed home the resultant penalty to fire his side ahead.
West Brom's task became even harder after 29 minutes when Gonzalo Jara saw red for an ugly two-footed lunge on Luke Varney, who then scored his side's second on the hour mark.
That should have made the night comfortable for Ian Hollway's side but poor defending allowed Youssouf Mulumbu to pull a goal back after 85 minutes and the Baggies may have even nicked a point as they spurned two late chances.
"I think it was probably a penalty but I wouldn't see why it was a sending off," said Di Matteo, who also revealed the club would consider appealing the red card. "My player didn't tackle him or anything, he was goal-side, so I couldn't see why. The second one there is no discussion about it. It was a red card. It was a bad tackle, probably because of the frustration of the first one. He made a challenge that he doesn't really have to."
Di Matteo added: "It was a magnificent effort from our players but it was just difficult when you are two men down. It's a big mountain to climb. The players handled themselves really well, it's a shame we conceded the second goal because I fancied us to get a goal. That's what we did at the end and we nearly got the equaliser as well."
