Referee rants at Nottingham Forest’s VAR penalty explanation.

Current Nottingham Forest news as the repercussions from the Reds’ unsuccessful penalty claims against Everton continues

Written by Sarah ClapsonThe Nottingham Forest correspondent on May 1, 2024, at 14:24

Callum Hudson-Odoi of Nottingham Forest challenges Anthony Taylor, the referee, for a penalty against Everton (Image: PA)

According to Troy Deeney, there is a need to raise the caliber of Premier League officiating after Nottingham Forest’s disputed loss to Everton, as seen by their unsuccessful penalty appeals.

The Reds were incensed after referee Anthony Taylor waved away three spot-kick calls during their 2-0 loss at Goodison Park earlier this month. Furthermore, their frustration would not have been significantly reduced by the publication of the VAR audio from the third of those occurrences.

When Ashley Young, a defender for the Toffees, challenged Callum Hudson-Odoi, Taylor determined that Young had the ball. VAR Stuart Attwell, who saw a replay and called the event “a tussle,” did not send him to his monitor to evaluate it.