According to reports, Nottingham Forest s chiefs initially wanted to put out a statement at half-time to criticise match officials of the Everton game.
were beaten 2-0 by relegation rivals Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday afternoon. Following this result, the Toffees are five points clear of the bottom three with a game in hand.
As for Nuno Espirito Santo s side, they remain in a perilous position as they are just one point ahead of 18th-placed Luton Town and three clear of Burnley.
The visitors felt hard done to as three shouts for a penalty were denied by on-field referee Anthony Taylor and VAR Stuart Attwell.
Earlier this year, Forest made the controversial decision to appoint ex-Premier League official as their referee analyst and they posted a remarkable statement on social media after their loss to Everton.
Accusing VAR official Attwell of being biased, they said: ‘Three extremely poor decisions – three penalties not given – which we simply cannot accept.
‘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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Clattenburg doubled down
‘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.
‘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.’
A fresh report from Sky Sports claims senior Forest executives were so angry with the match officials at Goodison Park that they wanted to put out a statement at half-time criticising their performance and questioning their impartiality .
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