Nottingham Forest want answers from PGMOL after error in buildup to Liverpool winner

Forest seek explanation after Paul Tierney’s restart leads to goal as late winner sparks fracas and Steven Reid red card

Referee Paul Tierney signals an unopposed drop ball to Liverpool keeper Caoimhin Kelleher at The City Ground. 

Nottingham Forest are seeking answers from Professional Game Match Officials Limited, the referees’ body, after being left incensed by the buildup to Darwin Núñez’s 99th-minute winner for Liverpool, resulting in ugly scenes that could trigger punishment by the Football Association.

Paul Tierney wrongly handed Liverpool’s goalkeeper, Caoimhín Kelleher, the ball to restart play from a drop ball less than two minutes before Núñez headed in to extend Liverpool’s lead at the top of the Premier League to four points. The fourth official, Graham Scott, indicated eight added minutes, which expired 36 seconds before Núñez struck, though the figure held up is a minimum.