Nottingham Forest Did Not Ask For Stuart Attwell To Be Taken Off VAR Duties

Nottingham Forest did not ask for Stuart Attwell to be taken off VAR duties for their match against Everton, sources have told the PA news agency. (More Football News)

Forest issued an extraordinary statement on social media on Sunday after their 2-0 defeat at Goodison Park, saying they had 바카라�warned바카라� referees바카라� body Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) that Attwell 바카라�was a Luton fan바카라� but that 바카라�they did not change him바카라�.

The statement also complained about three penalty appeals which were turned down. Forest said they were now 바카라�considering their options바카라�, while the Football Association is understood to be investigating the post.

PA understands Forest바카라�s referee analyst Mark Clattenburg contacted PGMOL바카라�s chief refereeing officer Howard Webb on Friday to share that manager Nuno Espirito Santo might be asked about Attwell바카라�s appointment at his pre-match press conference, but ultimately no such questions were asked.

However, the PA news agency has been told Forest, and Clattenburg, did not request for the appointment of Attwell to be changed and nor did the club express that they had any problem with the appointment.

Forest have been contacted for comment.

The Reds were furious not to be awarded spot-kicks by referee Anthony Taylor for challenges on Giovanni Reyna and Callum Hudson-Odoi by Ashley Young, who also escaped a handball decision. Attwell backed the referee바카라�s on-field decision in each case.

The club바카라�s social media post on X read: 바카라�Three extremely poor decisions 바카라� three penalties not given 바카라� which we simply cannot accept.

바카라�We warned the PGMOL that the VAR is a Luton fan before the game but they didn바카라�t change him. Our patience has been tested multiple times. NFFC will now consider its options.바카라�

Clattenburg later wrote in a Daily Mail column: 바카라�One of these errors would have been bad enough. Three was a joke, and that is why Nottingham Forest were left feeling victimised after another defeat in which zero big decisions went their way.

바카라�In a season where they have had to endure some egregious refereeing, this trip to Everton was as grim a game as they have encountered since returning to the Premier League.바카라�

He added: 바카라�You will have seen the statement released by the club 바카라� how the PGMOL was contacted to warn that it was not appropriate for a Luton fan such as Attwell to play such a pivotal role in a massive match that would impact the relegation race.

바카라�Certainly, I would not have risked this situation if I were the head of the referees and all of this could have been avoided had the PGMOL simply made smarter appointments.

바카라�Referees do not make mistakes deliberately but this was mind-boggling to watch. Why Attwell did not send Taylor to his screen, only he will know.바카라�

Clattenburg also spoke out last month after Forest바카라�s defeat to Liverpool, when he highlighted that referee Paul Tierney had made an error in law by mistakenly handing possession back to Liverpool for a drop ball late in the game.

On that occasion, the club were fined £75,000 for failing to control their players while first-team coach Steven Reid was fined and given a two-match touchline ban for his abusive behaviour towards Tierney.