Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce was in no doubt that referee Mike Dean should have given his side a penalty against Arsenal. Sam Allardyce felt Sunderland were denied what he saw as a "blatantly obvious" penalty by referee Mike Dean in their 0-0 home draw against Arsenal on Sunday. Sunderland moved above Norwich City and out of the Premier League's bottom three on goal difference after the battling point against Arsene Wenger's side at the Stadium of Light. But Allardyce was frustrated that striker Jermain Defoe was denied a first-half penalty when his shot struck the arm of Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker from close range. "It is not as if we haven't created chances -...
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