Brentford boss Thomas Frank accused a member of Nottingham Forest ’s ground staff of disrupting their warm-up and injuring his goalkeeping coach Manu Sotelo in a furious pre-match bust-up.
Frank claimed Sotelo had been left with a mark — understood to be on his ribs — as the two parties raged with each other. Although an initial investigation into the incident conducted by Forest — who have been surprised by Frank’s comments — and video footage is understood to have suggested the melee was started by Bees staff.
The row is believed to have erupted over claims that Brentford had gone over the time limit clubs are given by the Premier League to warm-up in penalty areas before games. Brentford's backroom staff and players had to be separated from Forest's groundsmen before the situation was diffused when referee Andre Marriner stepped in.
