Boss Steve Cooper said referee Stuart Attwell apologised to him for a key decision which went against Nottingham Forest in their defeat to Bournemouth.
Losing 1-0 at the Vitality Stadium ended the Reds’ hopes of clinching automatic promotion, while the Cherries secured their place in the Premier League with the three points. But the visitors were left to rue missed chances, and big calls which didn’t go their way, in the first half.
Sam Surridge hit the bar early on, and then could have had a penalty as half-time neared. Played in by Philip Zinckernagel, the striker looked to take the ball around Mark Travers. He was flagged offside - a decision which looked questionable on replays - and was also felled by the Cherries goalkeeper.
