Nottingham Forest call on PGMOL to release audio from Everton game

Nottingham Forest have called on the Professional Game Match Officials Ltd (PGMOL) to release the audio of conversations between the match officials during their defeat to Everton on Sunday, while the Premier League has said it is “extremely disappointed” by the club’s complaint that the video assistant referee was a supporter of relegation rivals Luton.

Forest believe they should have been awarded three penalties during the match. Ashley Young was at the centre of three incidents which Forest felt merited a penalty.

There were two alleged fouls and a handball that the on-field referee, Anthony Taylor, did not deem worthy of an offence and which the VAR, Stuart Attwell, did not intervene to overturn the original decisions as Everton won 2-0 to leave Forest in 17th, one point and place above Luton with four games remaining in the season.

“Nottingham Forest has today submitted a formal request to the PGMOL to release into the public domain the audio recordings between officials during yesterday’s match against Everton at Goodison Park,” the club said in a statement.

“The club has requested this be shared for three key match incidents – Ashley Young’s challenge on Giovanni Reyna (24th minute), Ashley Young’s handball (44th minute) and Ashley Young’s challenge on Callum Hudson-Odoi (56th minute). We firmly advocate for the broader football community and supporters to have access to the audio and transcript for full transparency, ensuring the integrity of our sport is upheld.”

The FA are investigating Forest’s claim about Attwell and on Monday afternoon asked for further observations from the manager, Nuno Espírito Santo, full-back Neco Williams and the club’s referee consultant, Mark Clattenburg, who all made outspoken