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Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has been accused of misconduct by the Football Association following the club’s controversial defeat to Fulham last weekend.
Marinakis is accused of “inappropriate” behavior around the tunnel area following last Saturday’s match, which ended Forest’s unbeaten run in the Premier League.
Forest were furious with referee Josh Smith after the official awarded Fulham a penalty on the advice of VAR John Brooks, while denying the home side two requests for a spot kick.
A senior club source has warned that poor refereeing standards are “harming the Premier League”, following their latest brush with authorities.
The source continued: “There appears to be no consistency in decision-making from VAR.
“There is still not enough transparency in the VAR process. It’s the fans who suffer too.
“VAR was intended to improve the game for clubs and fans, but it is not reaching them at the moment.”
Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo said after the Fulham game: “We all want peace and for things to continue well, not to have to talk about the referees. But it was bad, wasn’t it?
“Let’s try to avoid [talking about officials] and give peace to the referees. I think they’re trying to improve, but today wasn’t the best day.
Marinakis now faces a potential ban from the FA and has until Monday to respond.
An FA statement read: “Evangelos Marinakis of Nottingham Forest has been charged with misconduct following his Premier League match against Fulham on Saturday September 28. It is alleged that Evangelos Marinakis’ behavior around the tunnel area after the final whistle was inappropriate. He has until Monday October 7 to respond. »
Forest were fined £55,000 by the Football Association last year after their players surrounded referee Chris Kavanagh during a 1-1 draw against Wolves.
There was also an infamous tweet about X after the defeat at Everton in April when Forest appeared to question the appointment of Stuart Attwell as VAR.
