Premier League make referee decision after Nottingham Forest complaint vs Manchester United

Premier League officials Stuart Atwell and Rob Jones will referee top flight fixtures this weekend despite a complaint lodged by Nottingham Forest.

The City Ground men were angry with the performance of referee Atwell and VAR official Jones in the weekend defeat to Manchester United. Atwell sent off Forest defender Joe Worrall and awarded the Reds a penalty for a foul on Marcus Rashford by Danilo.

Jones opted not to intervene or ask Attwell to review the incidents on the pitchside monitor. Forest subsequently complained to PGMOL but it hasn't impacted the pair's roles this weekend.

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Attwell will officiate Brighton vs Newcastle on Saturday evening before taking VAR duty when Crystal Palace welcome Wolves on Sunday, when Jones will be the man in the middle.

"You need things to go your way. I’m biting my tongue to be honest in terms of what I really feel because they are defining moments," Cooper said after the game.

"There were other things as well. I was surprised at how quickly decisions were made. You tend to see referees take a bit more time, particularly at the top level.

"Of course there was a decision to be made, I was just surprised how quickly the officials… it was split-second stuff. Everyone has talked to me about the decisions and how it should’ve been different but I have to look at the moments we got ourselves in good positions and could’ve done a little bit better."

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