Wrexham boss Parkinson says Swansea captain should have seen red

What the report says

Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson said Swansea City captain Ben Cabango should have been sent off during the teams’ Welsh derby draw at the Swansea.com Stadium. The BBC Sport Football report says Parkinson described the late challenge on Wrexham midfielder Callum O’Hare as a potentially serious foul and argued it deserved a straight red, rather than the yellow card Cabango received. O’Hare was making his Wrexham debut after a deadline-day move from Sheffield United, and he was replaced soon after the incident.

The challenge happened in the 77th minute after Cabango, who had come on as a second-half substitute, missed the ball and caught O’Hare. Parkinson said the referee managed the atmosphere well overall, but made the wrong call on the key decision. He also said Cabango had earlier received no punishment for an incident involving Kieffer Moore, which in his view added to the case for a sending-off.

Swansea boss Vitor Matos declined to discuss the officiating, saying he does not comment on referee decisions. O’Hare also said Cabango should have been dismissed. The match ended in a draw, leaving Swansea unbeaten and top of the early Championship table, while Wrexham continued to build on their first league win of the season at Millwall. The result came amid a busy run for Wrexham, with Burnley and West Ham United next on their schedule.