Former Newcastle striker Alan Shearer has praised referee Michael Oliver for having "the guts" to award Nottingham Forest a penalty against Bournemouth.
Oliver awarded Forest a penalty for handball in the first half and, when asked by VAR Graeme Scott to consult the pitchside monitor, did so and stuck with his original decision. It was the first time this season a referee has not changed his mind at the screen, Shearer says, and he has praised the referee for doing so.
"A first this season. Well done, Michael Oliver," Shearer said on Match of the Day. "At last, a referee has had the guts to go over to the monitor and say 'no, Graeme Scott, you're wrong, I'm sticking with my decision'.
