January 22 – Nottingham Forest have asked for an explanation from the Premier League over Ivan Toney’s controversial free-kick that helped Brentford to a 3-2 win on Saturday.
In his first game since completing an eight-month ban for betting breaches, Toney cheekily moved the referee’s vanishing foam and then shifted the ball to a more advantageous position before scoring.
His goal brought Brentford level and the home side went on to win.
It is understood Forest have also written to the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), the official body responsible for officiating, demanding to know how the incident was missed by all the on-pitch officials and why VAR did not intervene.
The incident led to complaints from Forest manager Nuno Espírito Santo.
“The law is clear – every situation that leads to a goal must be checked,” Nuno said. “It’s not even a matter of inches, [Toney moved the ball] almost a yard.”
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