Tottenham were at the wrong end of a key refereeing decision in their fight against relegation, the Premier League's key match incidents (KMI) panel has ruled.
Spurs are fighting an unfathomable drop into the Championship, and remain without a win in the league in 2026.
The Black Cats edged the game 1-0, thanks to Nordi Mukiele's deflected winner.
But Sunderland should have been playing for 10 men for the final 30 minutes, according to the expert panel.
Brian Brobbey , having already been shown a yellow card, pushed Spurs captain Cristian Romero into goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky.
Romero suffered a season-ending injury in the process, while Kinsky was left requiring medical attention to bandage a cut to the head.
Referee Rob Jones gave a foul against Brobbey, but opted not to show a second yellow card and subsequent red.
And it has now been confirmed that Brobbey should have been given his marching orders.
The KMI panel voted 3:2 that Jones made a mistake not brandishing a second yellow card, with the majority view being that "there is a two-handed push which is an unnecessarily reckless action".
Spurs left the Stadium of Light empty-handed, and went on to concede a 95th-minute equaliser to Brighton the following week.
They next travel to Wolves in a must-win game in their battle against the drop.
The panel concluded that Jones has been guilty of four other instances this season where a second yellow card should have been shown and was not.
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