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'Frustrated' Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood responds to club's controversial statement following Everton VAR debacle

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Following Forest's 2-0 loss to relegation rivals Everton on Sunday, the club posted on X, formerly Twitter, that they should have been given three penalties by referee Anthony Taylor and VAR official Stuart Attwell – who is allegedly a Luton Town supporter. Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville said the post was <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/what-the-hell-gary-neville-tears-nottingham-forest-embarrassing-statement-poor-refereeing-decisions/blt577aabe26317b5cf#cs623fa685e3d5790d" target="_blank">"like a mafia gang statement"</a>, with the Tricky Trees reportedly considering whether or not to take legal action over those remarks. Now, striker Wood has weighed in on the matter.

WHAT HAPPENED?

He told the <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/04/26/chris-wood-nottingham-forest-var-fury-angry-upset/" target="_blank">Telegraph</a>: "We were all angry after the game, upset and frustrated. I think a lot of clubs have had a lot [of bad decisions] but I do think we’ve had more than our fair share this season – more than we did last season. Everybody will complain about VAR in some ways but ultimately we have had a lot [go against us]. We can’t make the decisions, we can only control what happens on the pitch and how we play. It’s unfortunate but we parked it the following day. We’ve got four games left in quick succession and we can’t be down about it. We need to get focused and go again.”When asked about the club's reaction to the decisions that went against them, he added: “I can understand the frustration, definitely. What they put out is down to them, and that’s their words. There was frustration from a lot of people, but it’s up to the club.”

WHAT CHRIS WOOD SAID

Forest took extra umbrage with the officiating as they are just one point above the bottom three, leaving them in a relegation dogfight with Luton Town and Burnley. Moreover, they were <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/nottingham-forest-docked-four-points-breaching-premier-league-profit-sustainability-rules-blow-survival-hopes/blt2e1b73525c362f0d" target="_blank">docked four points</a> for breaching financial rules, something <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/nottingham-forest-appeal-four-point-deduction-breaching-premier-league-profit-sustainability-rules/blt4b23c15e637c8683" target="_blank">they are appealing</a>, so it may feel like the walls are closing in on the Reds.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Things don't get much easier for Forest as they host defending Premier League champions and second-placed Manchester City - who <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/man-city-player-ratings-vs-brighton-phil-foden-runs-the-show-in-4-0-demolition-as-pep-guardiola-s-keep-breathing-down-arsenal-s-necks-in-intense-premier-league-title-chase/bltf93ac262a05730ff" target="_blank">thrashed Brighton 4-0</a> on Thursday night - at the City Ground on Sunday afternoon.

WHAT NEXT?

'Frustrated' Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood responds to club's controversial statement following Everton VAR debacle | Goal.com United Arab Emirates

Nottingham Forest star Chris Wood has given his take on the club&apos;s controversial statements criticising the officiating in the defeat to Everton.

&apos;Frustrated&apos; Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood responds to club&apos;s controversial statement following Everton VAR debacle

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