“The club appealed to the PGMOL over key refereeing decisions it believed had affected the outcome of the game.”, — write: football.ua
The club appealed to the PGMOL over key refereeing decisions it believed had affected the outcome of the game.
Morgan Gibbs-White and Phil Foden, Getty Images December 29, 2025, 11:23 p.m
The management of “foresters” believes that several key decisions of referee Rob Jones and his team were made in favor of the opponent.
According to the source, Forrest put forward his claims regarding the two episodes in writing. The first concerns the moment early in the second half when Manchester City defender Ruben Diaz, according to the home team, should have been shown a second yellow card for a foul on Igor Jesus and sent off.
The second controversial episode is the situation before Manchester City’s winning goal in the 83rd minute, scored by Ryan Sherkey. The head coach of Nottingham Forest, Sean Dyche, is convinced that there was a foul from Nico O’Reilly in the opponent’s attack against the leader of his team, Morgan Gibbs-White, but the violation was not recorded.
Forest also asked to provide audio recordings of the negotiations of the refereeing team during the match. Dyche is expected to discuss the points in person with refereeing chief Howard Webb. PGMOL, as noted, refused to comment to journalists, noting that they are ready for a private dialogue with the clubs.