- Nottingham Forest received an apology from the Professional Game Match Officials (PGMO) following their 3-2 Premier League defeat against Manchester United, admitting a significant refereeing error.
- The controversy centred on Manchester United's second goal, scored by Matheus Cunha, which put them 2-1 ahead, as replays clearly showed Bryan Mbuemo controlling the ball with his arm in the build-up.
- Despite VAR advising referee Michael Salisbury to review the incident at the pitchside monitor, the official controversially decided the handball was accidental, allowing the goal to stand.
- PGMO chief Howard Webb has since contacted Forest to concede that Salisbury should have overturned his initial decision and offered an apology for the mistake, which led to Forest's eight-game unbeaten run ending.
- The decision drew fierce criticism from pundits like Gary Neville, who called it an “absolute shocker”, and Forest manager Vitor Pereira voiced frustration over the ambiguity of the handball rule.
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Nottingham Forest receive apology from PGMO over wrongly awarded Man United goal
