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Forest Lodge Complaint over Officiating in Man City Defeat
Nottingham Forest contest key refereeing decisions including a non-dismissal and a foul before the winner, seeking Video Assistant Referee audio to support their formal complaint.
- On Dec 29, 2025, Nottingham Forest lodged a formal complaint with refereeing body PGMOL after their 2-1 Premier League defeat to Manchester City, citing two contentious second-half decisions involving referee Rob Jones.
- Forest say the complaint stems from Rúben Dias escaping a second yellow for clipping Igor Jesus and Morgan Gibbs-White appearing bundled over before Rayan Cherki's winner.
- ESPN reported the complaint and has contacted PGMOL for comment, citing club sources and information from Tom Hamilton, while Manchester City's win briefly put them top before dropping to second, two points behind Arsenal.
- Sean Dyche criticised the officials and could face action from the Football Association, though he has not yet received a letter and has not changed his mind about Saturday’s incidents ahead of Tuesday’s clash with Everton at the City Ground.
- Given VAR's limits, it could review the goal but not Rúben Dias's incident, and Sean Dyche remains a fan despite calling for faster decisions.
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Nottingham Forest officials are very unhappy that Manchester City's winning goal was allowed to stand, despite City winning 2-1 in the Premier League match between the teams this weekend.
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Total News Sources12
Leaning Left2Leaning Right3Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution43% Right
Bias Distribution
- 43% of the sources lean Right
43% Right
L 29%
C 28%
R 43%
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