Soccer-Forest lodge complaint over officiating in Man City defeat - reports


Soccer Football - Premier League - Nottingham Forest v Manchester City - The City Ground, Nottingham, Britain - December 27, 2025 Nottingham Forest manager Sean Dyche REUTERS/Chris Radburn

Dec 30 (Reuters) - ‌Nottingham Forest have filed a ‌complaint with England's professional referees ‌body (PGMOL) over the officiating in their 2-1 Premier League defeat at Manchester City ‍on Saturday, British media ‍reported.

The club contacted ‌PGMOL on Monday to request the ‍VAR ​audio from the match, the reports said.

Forest manager ⁠Sean Dyche said after the match ‌that Rayan Cherki’s 83rd-minute winner should ⁠have been ‍disallowed for a foul on Morgan Gibbs-White in the build-up.

He ‍also argued that City defender ‌Ruben Dias should have been given a second yellow for a foul on Igor Jesus after the break.

Forest, who are one spot above the relegation zone in ‌17th, did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside normal ​UK business hours.

(Reporting by Karan Prashant Saxena in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)

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