article_snippet: Burnley's Ashley Barnes was not punished for a horror challenge on Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic .
article_snippet: Martin Atkinson's decision not to punish Burnley's Ashley Barnes for a tackle on Chelsea's Nemanja Matic attracted widespread criticism, while on Saturday Roger East sent off Sunderland's Wes Brown for a foul John O'Shea committed against Manchester United.
article_snippet: Roger East claimed on Saturday, through a PGMOL statement, that John O'Shea had considered Brown to be the guilty party, hence John O'Shea dismissal.
article_snippet: Brown was sent off instead .
article_snippet: The Sunderland players crowded round referee Roger East but the incorrect decision was allowed to stand .
highlights_snippet: Roger East wrongly sent off Sunderland's Wes Brown on Saturday .