Laudrup demands linesman apology after offside call costs Swansea a draw

Michael Laudrup wants the linesman who disallowed a perfectly legitimate Swansea goal to apologise to substitute Roland Lamah.



The usually laid-back manager also believes that assistant referee Lee Betts should be suspended for wrongly deciding that Lamah was off-side when he scored what would have been the equaliser against West Brom.



Premature: Roland Lamah celebrates scoring only for the goal to be ruled out

'In Spain when somebody makes a very big mistake he goes into what they call the "freezer" meaning they go out for some weeks,' said Laudrup after the 2-1 defeat.

'But do I benefit from this linesman not being involved in the next few games?



'I think in life - and in football as well - when you make mistakes there are always consequences.

Hot shot: Romelu Lukaku of West Bromwich Albion scores the equaliser

'No-one has to apologise to me but he should apologise to the player. It would have been a great goal for Lamah.'



Referee Lee Mason is believed to have held up his hands to Swansea coaching staff after the match.

Goalkeeping coach Adrian Tucker tweeted: 'Showed the officials the video and he apologises for honest mistake by assistant! #moveon'

Goal machine: Lukaku celebrates his strike

Net result: Swansea City's Luke Moore scores past keeper Ben Foster



