article_snippet: Neil Swarbrick Neil Swarbrick has apologised for wrongly sending off West Brom's Gareth McAuley during Neil Swarbrick side's 3-0 loss at Manchester City.
article_snippet: Neil Swarbrick shows a red card to Gareth McAuley (right) during the second minute of West Brom's match at Manchester City.
article_snippet: The West Brom players protest as Gareth McAuley (right) is shown the red card by referee Swarbrick .
article_snippet: The statement read: 'In the second minute of Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion, referee 3 Referee Neil Swarbrick made a decision to send off Gareth McAuley for a 'denial of an obvious goalscoring opportunity' offence. '
article_snippet: 3 Referee Neil Swarbrick left the West Brom players stunned and manager Tony Pulis livid after showing Gareth McAuley (right) a straight red card when 2 Craig Dawson had committed the original offence.
article_snippet: At half-time, 3 Referee Neil Swarbrick admitted to BT Sport that the first number 3 Referee Neil Swarbrick saw after the incident was Gareth McAuley (right)
highlights_snippet: Neil Swarbrick Neil Swarbrick issued McAuley straight red for Neil Swarbrick foul .
  