Footage has emerged of Sunderland's controversially disallowed goal in their 0-0 draw with Bolton Wanderers yesterday, which has drawn an angry response from lots of fans of the North East club.

The Black Cats faced bottom-of-the-league Bolton at the Stadium of Light on Boxing Day and despite dominating possession, were unable to break the deadlock.

Trotters goalkeeper Remi Matthews produced two impressive saves in the last 10 minutes to ensure that the game ended goalless.

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Sunderland did have the ball in the net at one point but Tom Flanagan's powerful header was ruled out by the referee–in what proved to be a pivotal moment in the game.

The Black Cats defender thought he had put his side ahead in the first half but referee Ross Joyce felt he had fouled Matthews.

Speaking to the Chronicle Live after the game, Sunderland boss Phil Parkinson addressed what he felt was "the big talking point".

He added: "I knew at the time it was a goal - I’m not sure what the referee has seen."

One eagle-eyed Sunderland supporter, Peter Crumb, has posted footage of the goal on Twitter, which does seem to show that Parkinson's men were unlucky to have it chalked off.

As it is, the draw means the Black Cats have now slipped down into the bottom half of the table–seven points adrift of the play-offs and nine points shy of the top two.

It appears many Sunderland fans have been left feeling aggrieved by the decision and took to Twitter to express their thoughts.

Read the reaction of supporters of the North East club here: