West Brom manager Tony Pulis slams ‘cheating’ Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez and bemoans missed penalty decision

Tony Pulis accused Arsenal’s “cheating” Alexis Sanchez of diving and believes West Brom should have been awarded a penalty during their 2-0 defeat at the Emirates Stadium.

Jay Rodriguez was brought down in the area by the clumsy Shkodran Mustafi in the eighth minute, but he returned to his feet and forced Petr Cech to tip his shot onto a post as referee Robert Madley appeared to play the advantage.

Sanchez had by then already curled wide a free-kick he won on the edge of the area after a challenge from Craig Dawson, and on the occasion of Gareth Barry’s record 633rd Premier League appearance, Pulis remained angry at both incidents.

“The disappointing thing is Sanchez falls for the first free-kick, that’s cheating,” said the West Brom manager, who also felt Mustafi should have been sent off, to S...