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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Will Unwin at Goodison Park

‘VAR is a Luton fan’: Nottingham Forest hit out at penalty decisions after defeat

Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White remonstrates with referee Anthony Taylor
Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White remonstrates with referee Anthony Taylor. Photograph: Peter Powell/Reuters

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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