Sunderland vs Norwich City. Premier League.
Stadium of LightAttendance38,625.
Sunday 17 March 2013 21:27, UK
Norwich held out for a point against struggling Sunderland despite the first-half dismissal of goalkeeper Mark Bunn in a 1-1 draw at the Stadium of Light.
Sunderland boss O'Neill admitted after the final whistle that fortune may have favoured his side on this occasion, but insisted they have had decisions go against them in the past. He told Sky Sports: "Not that we deserved much luck today, but there have been about seven penalty decisions which have gone against us in recent times. "So perhaps that little bit of luck that we may not have deserved may have been due in our direction." Norwich counterpart Chris Hughton preferred to praise the performance of his players, rather than criticise referee Foy and his assistants. He told Sky Sports: "Of course, everybody will speak about the three big decisions, but I owe it to this group of lads to praise them for the quality of their performance. "I don't think there would be anybody in this stadium who would think we didn't deserve to get at least a point."
