Nottingham Forest’s Nuno Espírito Santo was left baffled that Ivan Toney got away with moving the ball – and the referee’s foam that marked the correct spot for the free-kick – before curling home Brentford’s first-half equaliser in the 3-2 home win that marked the striker’s return to action after his eight-month ban for gambling.
Toney was spotted moving the ball a few inches to the right on two occasions when the Forest wall was already set for the free-kick. The Forest manager said: “The law is clear – every situation that leads to a goal must be checked. It’s not even a matter of inches, it’s almost a yard.”
