Nottingham Forest make new VAR demand with first post since Everton penalty outburst

Nottingham Forest has called on the PGMOL to make public the audio recordings surrounding the key decisions in its defeat to Everton.

The club issued an extraordinary complaint against the officials on the final whistle of the 2-0 defeat at Goodison, claiming they should have had three penalties in the game. All three claims were waved away by referee Anthony Taylor, who was not asked to review his calls by VAR Stuart Attwell.

As the fallout continues, Forest released a new statement on Monday afternoon. It was released on X, formally Twitter, and was the club’s first post on the social media site since the outburst that followed Sunday’s defeat - a hammer blow to Forest in the relegation fight.

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The statement called on the chief refereeing body to make public the conversations between Taylor and the VAR officials surrounding each of the decisions. It said: “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 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.”