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Cottagers boss unhappy after 2-2 draw with Tractor Boys

Marco Silva was unhappy Leif Davis was not sent off

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Fulham manager Marco Silva labelled referee Darren Bond's decision to not show Leif Davis a red card "hard to explain" after Sunday's 2-2 draw against Ipswich at Craven Cottage.

Raul Jimenez converted two penalties, the second in stoppage time, to earn the hosts a point after they twice went behind through Sammie Szmodics' opener and then a Liam Delap spot-kick.

Silva agreed with all three penalty decisions, but felt the Tractor Boys should have been reduced to 10 men when Harry Wilson was brought down by Davis as he ran through on goal. VAR checked the incident but deemed the yellow card sufficient.

"I'm on the same page as the Fulham fans," the Portuguese said when asked about the matter. "They (decisions) go in the same direction and it was a difficult afternoon for the ref and was hard to explain.

"I can't understand why (no red card was shown). We saw it with the red card for Tom Cairney (upgraded from yellow card after VAR check at Tottenham on December 1) and last week against Bournemouth with the Ryan Christie situation... (yellow card not upgraded after VAR check).

"It was something I can't control but I don't want to get in trouble so it's better to stop in this moment."