Simeon Jackson backs Jermain Defoe over controversial penalty

The 31-year-old said: "I'm a striker, so if I feel anything near to contact and it inhibits me having a shot... You are trying to win for your team, it's part of the game.

"I had the same thing at Dundee. It's one of those where you anticipate it coming, it doesn't come, and you get straight back up on your feet.

"You are playing a high-speed game, making quick decisions, you are going to get a few of them wrong. And that's the same for refs."

Saints conceded four penalties in total and Jackson argued referee Andrew Dallas should have awarded none.

"I'd say none but I didn't really want to look at any of them again," he said.

"I think we take positives form how we started, how we were brave on the ball and kept it, and showed a little bit of what we are trying to do.

"But basically if you give any team four penalties, they will win the game."

Buddies manager Oran Kearney has not sought any talks with the SFA over Saturday's events and is focused on Wednesday's visit of Motherwell, despite television footage confirming his suspicions about the penalty awards.

When asked for his views on reflection, Kearney said: "It's probably similar to Saturday. When we have the privilege to watch it back from different angles I'm quite content with the statement I made on Saturday, that there was one penalty but three weren't.

"The second one, for me there's no contact. The third one, people are still talking about where the hands are at. The key thing is the hands are in front of his body so straightaway it's not a handball in footballing terms because he does not gain an advantage from where his hands are. So it's irrelevant whether he's in or out. The final one is well outside before he jumps inside.

"For us to go making complaints and writing letters, it's not going to change what happened. I don't see them replaying the game. So I don't think there's a huge amount to be gained from throwing our dummy out of the pram.

"We have moved on very quickly. As much as it's still out there in the press, our focus is on looking forward and not looking back and feeling sorry for ourselves. We have a massive game on Wednesday and one we're looking forward to.

"Up until the second goal, there was a huge amount good about our performance on Saturday and it's those characteristics we want to see on Wednesday."

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