Darius Henderson is seeing red after referee Mike Fletcher refused to send off Plymouth captain Paul Wotton.

Henderson believes the decision cost Albion victory at Home Park on Saturday.

The Seagulls were 3-1 up after 76 minutes when Wotton, the last defender, tried to wrestle Henderson to the ground.

The loan striker from Reading stayed on his feet and shot wide, but Fletcher punished Wotton with only a yellow card.

Plymouth capitalised on the let-off with two goals in the last nine minutes to force a 3-3 draw.

Henderson said: "He tried to bring me down but I felt confident enough that I was going to score. I didn't, but the only way I can see there is any justice is that he goes off.

"In my eyes the ref had a poor game and that just summed it up. I was very surprised he wasn't sent off. I thought there was only one decision to be made and it changed the game."

Albion boss Steve Coppell said: "Did it affect the scoring opportunity? No, but it seems sad in an age when we are condemning players for diving.

"Chances are we would have won the game if Darius had fallen down, so it's a difficult one. You can read it either way.

"I thought the referee did the right thing by playing the advantage but I think against ten men at that stage we would have won."

Henderson completed his month on loan on Saturday and he is still not sure if he is staying.

"I am a bit in the dark about what is going on," he said. "I am still waiting to find out whether I am staying for another month.

"I would like to. I don't think I've proved myself here yet."

Reading manager Alan Pardew has told Coppell he will recall Henderson immediately if he sells another of his forwards, although a move for Martin Butler to Rotherham appears to have fallen through.

Coppell said: "Butler hasn't gone from what I'm led to believe, so I'm hopeful Alan Pardew will extend. If he doesn't then to be honest I don't know what I'll do.

"It's a day to day thing. More people know now that Butler is available than did before and it could well be it just entices somebody else in."

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