FA fines Forest manager Nuno and defender Williams

Nottingham Forest head Nuno Espirito Santo and defender Neco Williams person been fined for misconduct by nan Football Association aft past season's conclusion by Everton.

Nuno has been fined £40,000 and handed a one-game touchline ban, which is suspended until 31 May 2026, while Williams has been fined £24,000.

It follows their comments aft Forest had 3 punishment decisions spell against them successful their 2-0 Premier League defeat astatine Goodison Park successful April.

Nuno said nan officials had "bad" games while Williams told Sky Sports: "Every azygous week this happens now. We are getting decisions against us, I don’t cognize why. Is it because we are a lower, bottommost half of nan array team?"

Both men person besides been warned astir their early conduct.

"Nuno Espirito Santo and Neco Williams person been sanctioned for misconduct successful narration to media comments made aft their crippled against Everton successful nan Premier League connected Sunday, 21 April 2024," nan FA said successful a statement.

"It was alleged that nan head and player's comments represent improper behaviour successful that they implied bias and/or questioned nan integrity of nan lucifer officials and/or bring nan crippled into disrepute."

A determination by nan FA against nan nine is still to beryllium made, however, aft Forest released an angry statement connected X - seen complete 45m times - conscionable minutes aft nan last whistle.

The nine claimed they told referees assemblage nan Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) that nan game's video adjunct referee (VAR) Stuart Attwell was allegedly a instrumentality of relegation rivals Luton.

The fallout from nan crippled besides led to erstwhile Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg leaving his domiciled arsenic a referee expert astatine Forest.

Clattenburg, successful nan Mail connected Sunday, called nan decisions a "joke" and said Forest were "feeling victimised".