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FA Cup | Fourth Round
Feb 4, 2015 at 7.45pm UK
 
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1-2

Gudjohnsen (59' pen.)
FT(HT: 0-0)
Sterling (86'), Coutinho (91')

Neil Lennon blasts "rubbish" referee

Neil Lennon slams referee Roger East after his "rubbish" performance "spoiled" Bolton Wanderers' 2-1 FA Cup defeat to Liverpool.

Bolton Wanderers manager Neil Lennon has blasted referee Roger East for his "rubbish" performance in Wednesday's 2-1 FA Cup fourth-round replay defeat to Liverpool.

The Trotters looked on course for the fifth round after Eidur Gudjohnsen converted from the spot after a contentious penalty decision at the Macron Stadium.

However, Lennon's side went down to 10 men after Neil Danns picked up a second yellow card, before Raheem Sterling and Philippe Coutinho struck in the final five minutes.

"I thought he was rubbish," he told BBC Sport. "I thought he spoiled what was a very good game.

"The first booking Neil Danns gets isn't a booking. He doesn't make contact and it's his first challenge of the game. I thought there were other things that went on in the game that went Liverpool's way.

"I understand the sending-off and I told Neil at half time he had to be careful but the first one wasn't a yellow card. I don't think the referee had a choice with the second yellow card."

Wanderers, who sit 14th in the Championship, travel away to promotion-chasing Derby County on Saturday.

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Eidur Gudjohnsen of Bolton Wanderers scores the opening goal from the penalty spot during the FA Cup Fourth round replay between Bolton Wanderers and Liverpool at Macron Stadium on February 4, 2015
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