Referees ' chief Mike Riley has called for video technology to be trialled in the wake of another blunder that saw the wrong West Brom player sent off at Manchester City . Neil Swarbrick apologised on Saturday night for wrongly red-carding Gareth McAuley in the second minute of West Brom 's 3-0 loss at the Etihad Stadium , when it was team-mate Craig Dawson who committed a foul on Wilfried Bony . It followed last month 's Old Trafford mistaken identity muddle that saw Sunderland 's Wes Brown sent off by Roger East for bringing down Manchester United striker Radamel Falcao , when the offence in question was committed by John O'Shea . Referees ' chief Mike Riley has called for video technology to be trialled after Neil Swarbrick ( right ) wrongly sent off Gareth McAuley ( left ) in the second minute of West Brom 's 3-0 defeat by Manchester City . The West Brom players emphatically protest the red card as McAuley is dismissed by referee Swarbrick . McAuley ( right ) appears to ask the referee if he 's got the right man after Craig Dawson committed the foul . Asked why referees do not listen to players ' on-field explanations of such circumstances , Professional Game Match Officials Limited ( PGMOL ) general manager Riley said : 'The referee has got to make his decision based on what he thinks he 's seen . His instincts often lead him to trust his judgement . 'It 's one of the areas that would lend itself to technology . 'The game has stopped and there 's time before we restart the game to have a look at something . That would provide the concrete evidence that would get the decision right . ' I think football as a whole has to look at how we can enhance refereeing performances through the use of technology . West Brom defender Craig Dawson makes a challenge on Manchester City striker Wilfried Bony . Bony continues but Gareth McAuley comes across in cover and gets the ball before the man . 'We 've been open-minded to things like the goal-decision system which has made a great difference and a great benefit to referees in the Premier League . 'We need to see what other technology can be used to get refereeing decisions more accurate . ' He added : 'We need to test it in live football . Until we do that , we wo n't know the impact on the game . 'Technology can be helpful but we do n't want to destroy the fabric of the game , the fast-flowing spectacle we all love . ' BT Sport showed the incident from referee Swarbrick 's perspective , with No 25 Dawson the closest to him . McAuley walks past his furious manager Tony Pulis after the latest case of mistaken identity . Riley , speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live 's Sportsweek programme , did not offer any confirmation that Swarbrick will referee in the next round of Premier League matches , following the international break . ' I 've spoken to Neil quite a lot last night and this morning , ' Riley said . 'Referees accept at every level your performance will be scrutinised . Any referee , when you come off and you 've made a mistake , you 're hurt , because you love the game . 'What you want to do is make the correct decision and when you do n't there 's that feeling that you 've let yourself down and let your colleagues down . 'When they make mistakes , it 's our job to make sure they understand the mistakes , learn from it and they put it right in the next game . ' West Brom captain Darren Fletcher had urged Swarbrick not to leap into the decision to brandish a red card . West Brom captain Darren Fletcher urged Swarbrick to take his time with the decision before the red card . Fletcher told Match of the Day he had spoken to the referee and told him : 'Just make a sensible decision , it 's the first minute of the game , take your time . Take your time because this is a massive decision that impacts the rest of the game . ' Fletcher added : ' I was really surprised when he showed the red card . I think a lot of our players were - and then to the wrong player as well , which we were trying to say as well , but it fell on deaf ears . ' West Brom boss Tony Pulis last week urged the game to embrace technology and permit each team two appeals against decisions in each match . He wrote in West Brom 's programme for the match against Stoke : ' A TV call back should be brought in where for 30 seconds the game could be held up whilst they decide if the original decision was correct or not . Two calls allowed during the game from both sides would be sufficient and I believe would help improve the great package that the Barclays Premier League provides for everybody all over the world . '
Sunderland 's general manager Mike Riley has called for video technology to be trialed . Comments follow case of mistaken identity by Neil Swarbrick on Saturday . Swarbrick wrongly sent off West Brom 's Gareth McAuley . The referee has issued an apology after the second-minute blunder . Wilfried Bony was fouled by defender Craig Dawson , not McAuley . Follows Professional Game Match Officials Limited Wes Brown being sent off instead of John O'Shea . Manchester City win 3-0 as Wilfried Bony , Fernando and David Silva scored .