Karl Henry in blast at Wolves spot kick 'disgrace'

Wolves players were enraged by the controversial call by West Yorkshire referee Rob Madley to award Middlesbrough an 88th-minute spot-kick after his assistant flagged to indicate Henry had handballed Scott McDonald's cross.

Marvin Emnes scored the subsequent kick before McDonald added Boro's second in the fourth minute of added time to inflict a 2-0 defeat on Wolves.

Stale Solbakken's side were the better team in the second half after an even first period in one of their most complete performances of the season.

The convincing display made the outcome even more galling, especially as Henry claimed the ball had hit his shoulder.

And the clearly furious Molineux skipper was swift to condemn referee's assistant Sebastian Stockbridge.

He said: "It hit me on the shoulder and the linesman saw something else. I thought it was rubbish officiating – I don't know why he's at this level. He cost us the game.

"I think we were robbed and Middlesbrough deserved a point, at best. For the ref and the linesman to give a penalty for that was a disgrace.

"They won because of a rubbish decision by the linesman."

Henry denied he had handled, adding: "I was running back towards our own goal and the guy drilled it in but I couldn't have got my arm any more out of the way."

Manager Solbakken had to drag Henry and vice-captain Stephen Ward away from the officials at the final whistle. Henry revealed he was trying to find out why the referee's assistant gave the decision.

"We just wanted to ask him what he saw and I think he said I moved my arm or my hand to the ball, which I didn't," he said. "I got my arm out of the way – it didn't hit my arm.

"My arm wasn't out or anywhere near being outstretched from my body."