LONDON: Neil Warnock launched a furious attack on referee Jon Moss after Norwich beat English Second Division leaders QPR 1-0 at Carrow Road.
The third-placed Canaries went ahead through defender Russell Martin’s 10th minute goal on Saturday and QPR then saw Moss send off Matthew Connolly five minutes into the second half for a professional foul on Grant Holt.
Warnock’s team couldn’t recover from that blow and the QPR boss was seething about the decision.
“I am very disappointed with the sending off. You always hope that the officials get the big decisions right but that certainly didn’t happen,” Warnock said.
“There is no doubt that Grant Holt deliberately handled the ball before he was brought down by Connolly.
“It was a foul, but by then the referee should have stopped play and awarded a free-kick to us.
“Holt has been very clever. I saw him go down for a penalty in their game against Sheffield United when he conned the referee and he has done it again.
“We have been beaten but we’ve taken six points from three games since Christmas and I would probably have settled for that beforehand.”
Swansea went second – four points behind QPR – after beating Reading 1-0 at the Liberty Stadium.
Darren Pratley’s 65th-minute goal lifted the Swans above local rivals Cardiff, who slipped to fifth after a 3-0 loss at Bristol City.
Cardiff boss Dave Jones responded to that lacklustre effort by hinting he will shake up the squad with new signings.
“We are just making some terrible decisions at the back and we have to do something about it quickly,” Jones said.
“The players have taken us to where we are and I want to stand by them, but we cannot allow things to continue as they are.
“I will take action in the January transfer window if I think it is necessary.”
Luciano Becchio struck in stoppage time as fourth-placed Leeds snatched a 1-1 draw against Middlesbrough at Elland Road.
David Wheater’s 20th-minute header looked like it would be enough for victory, but Argentinian striker Becchio slotted home a late equaliser to extend Leeds’ unbeaten run to 12 matches.
Middlesbrough manager Tony Mowbray said: “We have to learn to kill these games off. It’s frustrating that 10 seconds before we conceded the equaliser we had three men in their six-yard box and could have won it.”
Crystal Palace sacked manager George Burley after the strugglers crashed to a 3-0 defeat at south London rivals Millwall.
Burley, the former Scotland coach, was dismissed in the immediate aftermath of another chastening afternoon for Palace, who remain in the relegation zone after a third defeat in five matches.
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