Home Football Darwin Nunez causing mayhem! Late LFC winner sees furious Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis storm City Ground at full-time – and chase referee down the tunnel!

Darwin Nunez causing mayhem! Late LFC winner sees furious Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis storm City Ground at full-time – and chase referee down the tunnel!

Football — 03/03/2024

Following Liverpool’s thrilling victory over Nottingham Forest, chaos broke out as the owner of the home team was spotted on the pitch and a coach was sent off.

Paul Tierney Steven Reid Nottingham Forest red card 2023-24

Consequently, what happened?Darwin Nunez gave the visitors a crucial 1-0 victory at the City Ground on Saturday with a goal in the 99th minute. After the final whistle, the home team confronted the referee because they were unhappy with how the goal was scored. Owner of the Forest, Evangelos Marinakis, raced onto the pitch when first-team coach Steven Reid received a red card for arguing with referees. According to reports, Marinakis rushed referee Paul Tierney down the tunnel and had to be restrained.

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The officials’ choice to uphold Liverpool’s goal infuriated Forest. Ibrahima Konate was knocked out in the Liverpool box, and the referee forced to stop the match. The referee signalled for the game to restart, and the visitors took possession of the ball to launch an offensive that ended with a goal. Instead, Forest believed there ought to have been a contested dropped ball.Next? Because of the way many at Forest treated the referee after the final whistle, they might be sanctioned. When Forest plays Brighton on March 10, they will look to increase their chances of surviving in the Premier League in the interim. Liverpool, on the other hand, will focus on their Europa League matchup with Slavia Prague on Thursday.