Did Watford’s Fernando Forestieri cheat to get Wolverhampton Wanderers’ winger Bakary Sako sent off on Saturday? Only those two players truly know. But Hornets captain Troy Deeney had his say after the game.

In the closing stages of Saturday’s 2-2 draw, Forestieri fouled Sako close to the touchline.

Words were exchanged between the pair and the Hornets forward pushed the Mali international before falling to the ground holding his face.

Sako was sent off after the incident while Forestieri was booked for the original foul.

Deeney spoke to the media after the match and was asked for his opinion on the incident.

“I am all the way on the other side of the pitch. You know me, I never see anything,” Deeney initially stated.

However, he continued: “All I can say on the matter is that if the lad doesn’t put his hands on his (Forestieri’s) face then he doesn’t go down. You look at their right winger and he was up and down like a yoyo all day.

“Everyone is talking about Nando but if the lad has put his hands on Nando’s face then it is a red card.

“It happened to us in midweek against Fulham. (Jazz) Richards got up and pushed Vydra to the ground but he only got a yellow card.

“You need to be more worried about the consistency of whether it is a red card or not.

“Never mind the legitimacy of if he touched his face or how hard he touched his face. It doesn’t matter. You don’t put your hands up there.

“How old are you when you are told not to put your hands up at other people? Four? Five? I am telling my son that now. So what, grown men can’t do it?

“I understand the emotion of the game and people do get wrapped up in it. It wasn’t malicious but in the heat of the moment he has done it and he is stupid.

“So he misses a game and we have a man sent off (Tommie Hoban) who misses the game as well.”

Deeney scored the Golden Boys’ second goal in the 2-2 draw at Molineux. He broke through the Wolves defence and finished past Tomasz Kuszczak.

As he raced towards goal, the 26-year-old could have easily tumbled to the ground under heavy pressure from Danny Batth.

Deeney said that wasn’t in his nature and added: “I weigh 15 stone so when I go down it hurts. Over the course of the season we have had a few chances to go down but haven’t.

“To be fair to Fernando, earlier in the game he got taken out and we thought it was a penalty. Nobody said he was diving then.

“I am not someone who says we need to look at cameras every two minutes though because it is what we all talk about down the pub afterwards.

“It is why we love football. It is something to talk about and it is entertaining. For me I am a big lad and it hurts my knees when I fall over.

“I want to be like Ryan Giggs and play as long as I can. So I don’t dive, I always try and stay up.”

Wolves have confirmed that an appeal has been lodged with the FA over Sako's sending off and it is due to be heard by an independent regulatory commission tomorrow afternoon.