Nuno Espirito Santo says the choice to not award his Nottingham Forest facet a penalty was the turning level of their 3-2 defeat to Newcastle.
Replays confirmed that keeper Martin Dubravka did make contact with Taiwo Awoniyi within the 63rd minute, as he stretched out an arm, earlier than the Forest striker tumbled to the bottom.
However a VAR evaluate ended with out the on-field choice of referee Anthony Taylor being overturned.
It was one which left Nuno pissed off, with the scores tied at 2-2 in that second of the sport.
Targets from Anthony Elanga and Callum Hudson-Odoi had helped Forest to bounce again from behind twice, following targets from Bruno Guimaraes and Fabian Schar.
And the Forest head coach felt his facet have been denied a possibility to take the lead within the sport for the primary time, earlier than Guimaraes struck for a second time.
“Sure (we should always have had a penalty). It was actually clear. I’ve seen it again and again,” stated Nuno. “Have you ever seen it? I’ve seen the replay again and again. I’m not positive that the referee had the very best view of the incident, from behind.
“However when you’ve got the prospect to have VAR have a look at the replays… it’s so apparent. That’s the reason I don’t perceive why the choice was not given.
“I feel it was a defining second as a result of we got here from behind twice, which could be very onerous towards an excellent crew. You then have a transparent likelihood to be in entrance.
“We don’t know what would have occurred however it clearly modifications the sport. In any case the trouble of the boys and the way properly they have been doing issues, that was a decisive second.”
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