Nottingham Forest make "allegiances" demand to PGMOL amid Premier League response

Nuno Espirito Santo's men felt that they were denied three clear penalty shouts at Goodison Park at the weekend, where goals from Idrissa Gueye and Dwight McNeil condemned them to a 2-0 defeat.

The loss to the Toffees leaves Forest dangerously close to the relegation zone in 17th place, just one point above Luton Town, whom the Reds incredibly accused VAR official Stuart Attwell of supporting after the match.

As the full-time whistle blew, Forest posted on social media that Attwell — who did not instruct on-field referee Anthony Taylor to review any of the three penalty incidents — was a Luton fan, and they claimed that the PGMOL had ignored their purported pre-match warnings.

By effectively questioning Attwell's integrity, Forest have escalated the storm surrounding officiating controversy to new heights, and the club have now made a formal request for the VAR audio to be made public.

In the latest developments surrounding the unprecedented case, Forest released another social media statement doubling down on Monday evening, demanding that the refereeing body make changes to their «allegiances» rule to account for contextual rivalries relating to league positions.

«Following yesterday's match at Everton, NFFC issued a statement highlighting our concern at the perception of the PGMOL appointment of VAR for the game,» Forest wrote. «This was an issue we raised with PGMOL prior to the fixture because of the fear of the side show that would ensue if anything went wrong with officiating in the