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Moment Nottingham Forest fans ‘try to bribe Anthony Taylor’ during VAR check as hilarious footage goes viral
THIS it the hilarious moment Nottingham Forest fans jokingly tried to bribe ref Anthony Taylor during their win over Southampton. Forest moved level on points with second-place Arsenal thanks to a 3-2 victory at the City Ground on Sunday. Nottingham Forest fans jokingly attempted to bribe Anthony Taylor’s VAR decision PAThe check ruled out Nikola Milenkovic’s goal in the 3-2 win over Southampton[/caption] First-half goals from Elliot Anderson, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Chris Wood set Nuno Espirito Santo’s men on their way. And Forest showed their defensive grit as Southampton threatened a late comeback through strikes from Jan Bednarek and Paul Onuachu. However, at one stage the hosts looked to have been completely clear as they took a 4-1 lead through Nikola Milenkovic’s powerful header. Ref Taylor had originally let the goal stand before VAR intervened and advised a check at the pitch-side monitor. But as the official went to watch the footage, Forest fans behind the screen hilariously waved credit cards and wallets at him in a jokey attempt to bribe and sway his decision. The clip of the moment quickly went viral, with one saying: “This is really funny.” Another declared: “He’s asking it to swipe.” One noted: “This country and banter.” Another added: “Insane.” Unfortunately for Forest fans, watching the VAR footage instead prompted Taylor to rule out Milenkovic’s goal. The decision was made due to teammate Wood interfering in play from an offside position. A statement from the Premier League Match Centre read: “The referee’s call of goal was checked by VAR, who deemed that Wood interfered with play after coming from an offside position. “After an on-field review, the referee overturned the original decision and the goal was disallowed.” Forest boss Santo also had his say on the strike being ruled out, adding: “I saw the image, VAR judge it, the law is clear. “If a player is offside, has contact and interferes, the goal should be disallowed. Nothing to say about that.”
THIS it the hilarious moment Nottingham Forest fans jokingly tried to bribe ref Anthony Taylor during their win over Southampton.
Forest moved level on points with second-place Arsenal thanks to a 3-2 victory at the City Ground on Sunday.
First-half goals from Elliot Anderson, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Chris Wood set Nuno Espirito Santo’s men on their way.
And Forest showed their defensive grit as Southampton threatened a late comeback through strikes from Jan Bednarek and Paul Onuachu.
However, at one stage the hosts looked to have been completely clear as they took a 4-1 lead through Nikola Milenkovic’s powerful header.
Ref Taylor had originally let the goal stand before VAR intervened and advised a check at the pitch-side monitor.
But as the official went to watch the footage, Forest fans behind the screen hilariously waved credit cards and wallets at him in a jokey attempt to bribe and sway his decision.
The clip of the moment quickly went viral, with one saying: “This is really funny.”
Another declared: “He’s asking it to swipe.”
One noted: “This country and banter.”
Another added: “Insane.”
Unfortunately for Forest fans, watching the VAR footage instead prompted Taylor to rule out Milenkovic’s goal.
The decision was made due to teammate Wood interfering in play from an offside position.
A statement from the Premier League Match Centre read: “The referee’s call of goal was checked by VAR, who deemed that Wood interfered with play after coming from an offside position.
“After an on-field review, the referee overturned the original decision and the goal was disallowed.”
Forest boss Santo also had his say on the strike being ruled out, adding: “I saw the image, VAR judge it, the law is clear.
“If a player is offside, has contact and interferes, the goal should be disallowed. Nothing to say about that.”
