FA respond to Mark Clattenburg as Nottingham Forest charged after Everton controversy

Nottingham Forest, head coach Nuno Espirito Santo and Neco Williams have been charged by the Football Association following comments they made in the aftermath of their Premier League match against Everton.

The pair were handed misconduct charges over their reaction to refereeing decisions at Goodison Park. Mark Clattenburg, Forest's refereeing advisor who has now quit his role, has also been handed a formal warning by the FA for his media comments.

A statement by the FA, read: "Nottingham Forest, Nuno Espirito Santo and Neco Williams have been charged with misconduct in relation to comments that they made after their Premier League game against Everton on Sunday 21 April. It’s alleged that the club, manager and player’s comments constitute improper conduct in that they imply bias and/or question the integrity of the match officials and/or bring the game into disrepute.

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"Nottingham Forest, Nuno Espirito Santo and Neco Williams have until Thursday 9 May to provide their respective responses. Mark Clattenburg has been formally warned as to his future conduct in relation to comments that he made after this game."

The visitors were left frustrated after having three penalty appeals waved away on Merseyside. Referee Anthony Taylor turned down all three claims and was not instructed to go to his monitor by VAR Stuart Attwell.

It led to Forest publishing an angry statement on X, formerly Twitter, at full-time. They later called for the VAR audio to be made public, while also accusing Attwell of being a fan of relegation rivals Luton Town.

Their tweet