Nottingham Forest have requested for the VAR audio as they think about making a proper grievance following the defeat by Manchester Metropolis.

The membership are extraordinarily sad with referee Rob Jones’ selections throughout Saturday’s 2-1 loss on the Metropolis Floor.

Forest have gone to the referees’ physique – the Skilled Sport Match Officers Restricted (PGMOL) – to ask to listen to the conversations between on-pitch officers and the video assistant referee workforce throughout key moments of the match.

Head coach Sean Dyche felt Rayan Cherki’s 83rd-minute winner ought to have been dominated out for a foul on Morgan Gibbs-White, and that Jones ought to have proven Metropolis defender Ruben Dias a second yellow card after the break.

“Such a simple recreation to referee, for my part, such a simple determination for VAR,” Dyche stated on Saturday.

“If you performed so effectively, to come back in and have to speak about officers affecting the sport – however they clearly did.

“Everybody within the stadium and everybody watching at house might see that.”

Forest gamers complained to referee Jones, arguing Gibbs-White had been pushed by Nico O’Reilly whereas defending a nook and due to this fact stopped from blocking Cherki’s winner.

“Morgan Gibbs-White fairly clearly will get pushed to the ground and the identical participant is concerned in blocking the ball,” Dyche stated.

“However he cannot block it as a result of as he jumps up, it goes by way of the little bit of his physique which he would have blocked it with. Whichever manner you take a look at it, it is a foul.”

The VAR checked the objective however allowed Jones’ on-field determination to face. Defeat left Forest 5 factors above the Premier League’s relegation zone.

The PGMOL has beforehand performed audio privately to golf equipment – together with Forest – whereas PGMOL chief refereeing officer Howard Webb additionally discusses incidents on the Mic’d Up programme.