FA respond to Mark Clattenburg as Nottingham Forest charged after Everton controversy

Nottingham Forest, head coach Nuno Espirito Santo and Neco Williams have been charged by the Football Association following comments they made in the aftermath of their Premier League match against Everton.

The pair were handed misconduct charges over their reaction to refereeing decisions at Goodison Park. Mark Clattenburg, Forest's refereeing advisor who has now quit his role, has also been handed a formal warning by the FA for his media comments.

A statement by the FA, read: "Nottingham Forest, Nuno Espirito Santo and Neco Williams have been charged with misconduct in relation to comments that they made after their Premier League game against Everton on Sunday 21 April. It’s alleged that the club, manager and player’s comments constitute improper conduct in that they imply bias and/or question the integrity of the match officials and/or bring the game into disrepute.

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"Nottingham Forest, Nuno Espirito Santo and Neco Williams have until Thursday 9 May to provide their respective responses. Mark Clattenburg has been formally warned as to his future conduct in relation to comments that he made after this game."

The visitors were left frustrated after having three penalty appeals waved away on Merseyside. Referee Anthony Taylor turned down all three claims and was not instructed to go to his monitor by VAR Stuart Attwell.

It led to Forest publishing an angry statement on X, formerly Twitter, at full-time. They later called for the VAR audio to be made public, while also accusing Attwell of being a fan of relegation rivals Luton Town.

Their tweet said: "Three extremely poor decisions - three penalties not given - which we simply cannot accept. We warned the PGMOL that the VAR is a Luton fan before the game but they didn’t change him. Our patience has been tested multiple times. NFFC will now consider its options."

Nuno said after the game: "I share; of course I share the feeling of the club because it’s not only this game. It has been a while we have had poor decisions against us. It is not an excuse, but we are not comfortable with the work of the referees."

Meanwhile, Clattenburg called the three penalty incidents 'a hat-trick of howlers' in a column for the Daily Mail. He added: "Referees do not make mistakes deliberately but this was mind-boggling to watch. Why Attwell did not send Taylor to his screen, only he will know.

"The PGMOL can acknowledge the errors if they want. The Key Match Incident panel can say Forest should have been awarded three penalties if they wish. Howard Webb can offer up an explanation on his Match Officials Mic’d Up television show with Michael Owen if he is so inclined. All of that is bound to happen, but none of it will help Nottingham Forest now."

Forest have previously been in trouble with the FA for breaching the Premier League's Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR). The club were docked four points as a result.

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