VAR in the spotlight again: The contentious decisions in Nottingham Forest's draw with Brentford
Saturday's VAR controversy in Tottenham's 2-1 win over Liverpool was followed by more contentious decisions in Nottingham Forest's 1-1 draw with Brentford; we break down those decisions and what was said at the City Ground
Sunday 1 October 2023 19:05, UK
Nottingham Forest and Brentford's 1-1 draw on Sunday left VAR under the spotlight for a second consecutive day following Tottenham's acrimonious 2-1 win over Liverpool on Saturday.
PGMOL was forced to apologise to Liverpool for incorrectly disallowing Luis Diaz's goal for offside in Saturday's game and there were more VAR flashpoints at the City Ground 24 hours later.
Nicolas Dominguez's header cancelled out Christian Norgaard's goal to clinch a point for Forest after they had had Moussa Niakhate sent off for a second yellow card following a VAR check.
But the result left both Forest boss Steve Cooper and Brentford's Thomas Frank feeling aggrieved about VAR's decisions, intensifying the scrutiny of officials on a turbulent Premier League weekend.
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THE INCIDENT: In first-half stoppage time, Forest's Dominguez jumps for a header with Brentford's Vitaly Janelt in the Forest box and appears to handle the ball with an arm raised above his head.
The ball then drops towards Forest centre-back Willy Boly and bounces into his hand after Kristoffer Ajer's attempt to control it.
THE VAR DECISION: Brentford's penalty appeals are waved away by referee Paul Tierney and VAR do not intervene. The first of the two appeals is disregarded due to proximity, with Dominguez's hand deemed to be too close to Janelt for VAR Michael Oliver to award a penalty.
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