PHIL PARKINSON was angry with the decision to show Liam McAlinden a straight red card and insists referee Scott Tallis made the wrong call.

The midfielder was adjudged to have led with his elbow when he rose to challenge defender Dan Moss in the Yeovil area and was controversially sent off in the 34th minute of the National League clash at The Racecourse.

The Glovers scored twice in the second half to seal a 2-0 win and end Wrexham’s unbeaten home record but the dismissal of McAlinden was the major talking point and Reds’ boss Parkinson felt it was the wrong decision.

“I think there was one person in the whole stadium who thought it was a sending off,” said Parkinson.

“I’m baffled by the referee’s and the other officials’ performance tonight - bad decisions.

“No-one could believe it so no-one appeals, no big drama; to get sent off for that is completely bizarre.

“There was a stunned silence around the ground, both benches were looking at each other and couldn’t believe it.

“Macca’s jumped and probably no need to go for the ball but it is certainly not a violent conduct incident.”

Jordan Ponticelli was on the receiving end of a similar challenge but Tallis failed to show the Yeovil player a red card and Parkinson reflected on the man in the middle’s inconsistency.

“If Macca’s been sent off for violent conduct, that certainly is,” said Parkinson.

“He has flung his arm and caught Jordan in the face.

“If you are consistent as a referee, that one has got to be a sending off.

“I don’t know whether the officials have come here and thought ‘there’s a big crowd, we are going to show that we can handle big stages because we want to progress’.

“It wasn’t just the sending off, a whole host of decisions baffled us on the touchline.”

When asked whether he was planning to appeal the sending off, Parkinson, who was due to speak to the referee after holding his press conference, said: “I am expecting the referee to rescind it in about 10 minutes when I go and see him.

“The fourth official at half-time was practically apologising.

“With referees, they can all communicate and they are a team, and you can’t be sure that’s a red card.

“The fourth official was like us and he said to me at half-time that he was gobsmacked with the decision.”

Parkinson added: “I will go and have a chat with the referee, whether it will do any good.

“I just want to ask them about their approach coming into this game first and foremost because they have got to improve, I have got to improve as a manager and we have got improve as a team.

“Hopefully they will look at that performance and improve in the next game.”

Wrexham, who would have gone third in the National League with a victory, remain seventh after the six-game unbeaten run came to an end.