Robins questions Mubama's second yellow at Southampton
Mark Robins' side beat Southampton 2-1 despite Divin Mubama's red card
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Stoke City manager Mark Robins described Divin Mubama's dismissal for diving at Southampton as "unnecessary" and wondered if his striker could have stayed on his feet and scored instead.
Mubama went to ground after Southampton goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu rushed out and dived at his feet as the Stoke striker bore down on goal just before the hour mark.
Referee Josh Smith deemed Mubama's actions worthy of a second caution for simulation.
Stoke eventually held on despite their numerical disadvantage to claim a 2-1 victory and third successive Championship win but Robins said: "We went down to 10 men unnecessarily, in my opinion.
"He's got his ankles tapped by the goalkeeper, there's no doubt about that, but I think he's gone round the goalkeeper.
"His first touch has taken him around him so it begs the question why would he go down? I don't get it.
"I haven't asked him, I have not had that conversation with him.
"But I think that he can go round him, stick it into the empty net and then walk away with his arm raised in the air rather than getting a red card for a second yellow, which means we miss him for Tuesday and we've got a backs against the wall task for the remaining, half an hour."
