- Forest critical of officials in tweet after 2-0 loss at Everton
- Club say they ‘warned the PGMOL’ and wanted official changed
Nottingham Forest took aim at the video assistant referee Stuart Attwell after their 2-0 defeat to Everton on Sunday, claiming they should have had three penalties during the match. The social media post said that Attwell was a Luton fan – they are battling with Forest for Premier League survival – and that the club asked for him to be removed from the fixture beforehand.
“Three extremely poor decisions – three penalties not given – which we simply cannot accept,” Forest said on their official X account. “We warned the PGMOL that the VAR is a Luton fan before the game but they didn’t change him. Our patience has been tested multiple times. NFFC will now consider its options.”
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/apr/21/var-is-a-luton-fan-nottingham-forest-hit-out-at-penalty-decisions-after-defeat
Author : Will Unwin at Goodison Park
Publish date : 2024-04-21 15:42:46
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