Nottingham Forest and their first-team coach Steven Reid have been charged with misconduct by the Soccer Affiliation over the confrontation with referee Paul Tierney after Saturday’s Premier League defeat to Liverpool.
Reid was despatched off after he got here on to the sphere to remonstrate with Tierney on the finish of the match, which Forest misplaced 1-0 to a Darwin Nunez purpose deep into stoppage time.
Forest’s referee analyst Mark Clattenburg stated the membership have been “aggrieved” by Tierney’s incorrect determination in added time to award a dropped-ball to Liverpool within the Reds’ penalty space, reasonably than to Forest who have been in possession in an attacking space when he stopped play for a head harm to Ibrahima Konate.
It’s alleged Reid’s language in the direction of Tierney was abusive and or insulting, which led to his dismissal, and that he acted in an improper method after being despatched off.
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Forest are charged with failing to make sure their gamers and technical employees behaved correctly. Reid and the membership have till March 13 to answer the fees.
It’s understood no additional motion will probably be taken towards anybody else from Forest.
The membership dismissed reviews their proprietor Evangelos Marinakis needed to be restrained after chasing Tierney down the tunnel, however stated he did strategy the official.
Tierney won’t referee a sport within the Premier League this weekend, and has as a substitute been chosen because the VAR for Arsenal‘s residence match towards Brentford on Saturday.
Sources near referees’ physique Skilled Recreation Match Officers Restricted (PGMOL) deny he has been dropped.
Clattenburg instructed BBC Radio 5 Stay after the sport: “(Forest) ought to have had the ball again. If the referee stops the sport, he has to present the ball again to the crew in possession. That was Forest.
“When (the ball was) given to the keeper, with Liverpool scoring afterwards, you possibly can see why (Forest) are aggrieved.
“I haven’t spoken to the referee – I’ll depart that to the membership. I went to enter the referee’s dressing room (after the sport) however he (Tierney) wouldn’t permit it.”
