da esport bet: The Premier League has responded to Nottingham Forest openly questioning the integrity of VAR official Stuart Attwell following the Everton clash.
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Premier League to investigate ForestFA also unhappy with club's commentsForest hit back with a fresh statementWHAT HAPPENED?
The Premier League conveyed its "disappointment" with Forest's initial statement, which was labelled "embarrassing" by Gary Neville, about Attwell in the wake of not being given three penalties in the defeat to Everton, confirming both they and the FA will investigate the comments made. That was followed by Forest hitting back with another statement, questioning how PGMOL handles its appointments amid the potential for conflicts.
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The controversy stems from challenges in the box from Ashley Young on Giovanni Reyna and Callum Hudson-Odoi, as well as an perceived handball from the same Everton player, going unpunished by referee Anthony Taylor in real time, as well as the VAR unit. Young later even poked fun at the outrage by referencing Justin Timberlake's 2002 song 'Cry Me a River'.
WHAT THE PREMIER LEAGUE SAID
A statement published on Monday afternoon read: "The Premier League was extremely disappointed to read the comments made by Nottingham Forest on social media yesterday, following its match against Everton. We note The FA has confirmed it will be investigating the club's statement. It is never appropriate to improperly question the integrity of match officials, and the nature of these comments means the Premier League will also be investigating the matter in relation to the League's Rules."
WHAT THE FA SAID
The FA's statement outlined: "We have formally requested observations from Nottingham Forest, Nuno Espirito Santo, Neco Williams and Mark Clattenburg as a result of their comments following their Premier League match against Everton on Sunday April 21. We will provide any further updates in due course."