Sheffield United manager angry with referee’s decision in build-up to Nottingham Forest’s third goal.
Chris Wilder intimated that, following Nottingham Forest’s recent VAR controversy, the match officials made the “easy decision” not to rule out the crucial second goal in their 3-1 victory against Sheffield United this afternoon. Forest recently made their objections public following VAR’s alleged failure to award them at least one penalty in their crucial match against Everton.
Forest released a strong formal statement following three difficult decisions in that game, and the FA charged them this week, while the Premier League is also looking into the matter. Refereeing consultant Mark Clattenburg also quit this week.
Wilder felt that Forest’s second goal, scored by Ryan Yates, should have been disallowed due to Murillo’s push on Ben Brereton Diaz as Morgan Gibbs-White’s free kick was floating into the area. Referee Chris Kavanagh did not award a foul, and VAR Michael Salisbury did not intervene, as United lost 3-1 on another awful afternoon at Bramall Lane.
“It’s a foul, right? “He puts two hands in the back,” Wilder explained. “Ben Brereton Diaz does not simply fall down.” Murillo pushes him. I’ll let you put two and two together. Because of the circumstances, I believe everyone will make an easy and pleasant decision.”
When asked if he thought the match officials did not want to make a ruling against Forest, he answered, “I will let you decide on that situation.” I’m not going to get into that debate; a foul is a foul, whether it’s a push anywhere on the pitch.
“For me, it is a foul; people tell me the game has moved on; you might argue that Ben needs to be stronger, but there is no reason for him to fall down like that; you can see he has two hands in his back. They score from that opportunity, and we are 2-1 down.”
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