QPR 2 Sheffield Wednesday 1: Jones furious with referee

Sheffield Wednesday manager Dave Jones was livid with the officials after defeat at QPR in today’s SkyBet Championship opener.
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Returning to the second tier after a tumultuous two-year stay in the Premier League, Nedum Onuoha and Andrew Johnson netted in quick succession as Rangers recovered from Atdhe Nuhiu’s early strike.

As good as QPR were in the 2-1 win, Jones felt his side were robbed of at least a point at Loftus Road.

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Michail Antonio saw a penalty appeal waved away in the first half when Wednesday were ahead, before Jacques Maghoma was given a yellow card by referee Scott Mathieson for diving when caught by just-booked Joey Barton.

Jones believes the referee had a “shocker” and risked the wrath of the Football Association as he ranted for 17 minutes about the officials’ poor display.

“I don’t even think it is unlucky, I think it is an embarrassment for the official to miss the two clear-cut penalties,” the Owls boss said.

“You need big calls at places like this in front of a big crowd. You need a big referee to make a big call and he didn’t do it.

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“We just lost our concentration and they capitalised on that. To add insult to it, he then goes and books him and says it is a dive.

“He will go home tonight, put his feet up and get another game - and I don’t think it is right.

“I don’t know where you will put him. I don’t know what league you would put him in because if you can’t pick that out there, he won’t pick it out anywhere.

“Something has to be said - they can’t keep making those mistakes. They are two big calls.

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“It was a good game and I feel for my players. They worked hard, were unlucky. Michail should have scored, we hit the post. I think we deserved to come away with something from the game.”

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