Sunderland manager says the penalty decision against Peterborough United was the right call (well he would say that wouldn’t he?)
Oldham angered Posh by pointing to the spot after a collision between Denver Hume of the home side and Jack Taylor. Grant Leadbitter converted the spot-kick which proved to be the only goal of a tense, tight struggle.
And Parkinson felt the decision was a just one and he was delighted to pip a side he expects to be challenging for League One honours.
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Hide Ad“Their bench wasn’t happy, but it looked a definite penalty to me,” Parkinson stated. “Denver was desperate to get into the penalty area and he was rewarded.
“It came at a good time as we’d lost our way a little bit after a very strong start to the second-half. It was always going to need a moment like that to separate two good sides.
“It was a hard-fought victory against a team with very good, dangerous players. They play positively with Clarke-Harris, Dembele and Szmodics all good attacking players.
“It was nip and tuck throughout. We had spells of good possession, but our final ball lacked quality. There was a lot of space on the pitch because of the way Peterborough play. We worked hard on stopping them playing out from the back.
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Hide Ad“It was a very good win for us against a team who will be up there chellenging.”
Back-to-back wins have propelled Sunderland to fourth place in the League One table after three games. Posh are four points and 15 places behind them.