Morgan Gibbs-White tackle on Joao Pedro in Nottingham Forest's 2-2 draw at Brighton has been examined by an independent panel and was a split decision of 3-2, with the majority believing official Robert Jones was wrong to dismiss the midfielder.
by Barry_Lewin
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But there will be bugger all consequences, no doubt or does it mean he’s playing Saturday now ?
So what does this do for us exactly?
Pretty surprised honestly. Yeah he gets the ball but he clearly follows through with his other leg to make that scissor action, which is pretty dangerous. I think a yellow was fair even as a Forest fan.
The frustrating thing was that the ref makes a decision and makes a clear signal as to how he saw it, which is then reversed by the 4th official. So now VAR can’t change the referees mind on a yellow card (e.g. Boly last season), but the 4th official can for.. some reason. Baffling set of rules.