‘Shambles’… Jamie O’Hara gives verdict on Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth controversy

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Jamie O’Hara has given his verdict on the controversy between Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth at the City Ground.

The talkSPORT pundit was furious with two decisions that went against Forest in the Premier League game on Saturday.

So, what has Jamie O’Hara said about Nottingham Forest’s defeat to Bournemouth? Let’s take a look.

Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth controversy

Well, Nottingham Forest lost against Bournemouth 3-2 at the City Ground in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.

It was Nuno’s first game in charge of Forest. The former Wolverhampton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur boss was appointed the new Reds manager only this week following the departure of Steve Cooper.

Forest were on the backfoot midway through the first half when they went down 10 men. Willy Boly was sent off.

Boly was shown his second yellow card of the match in the 23th minute. The defender had been earlier booked for a trip on Bournemouth striker Dominic Solanke.

Jamie O’Hara reacts

For the second booking, the defender was adjudged to have committed a foul on Adam Smith. Boly did appear to get the ball, but referee Rob Jones deemed that the Ivory Coast international was wrong in his follow-through challenge.

It was a hugely controversial decision, and as you can see below, talkSPORT pundit Jamie O’Hara was not impressed at all.

The former Spurs and Wolves midfielder also felt that Forest, who are in danger of getting relegated to the Championship at the end of the season, were denied a penalty in the first half.

At the half-hour mark, Harry Toffolo’s cross hit Smith’s hand, but, according to Football365, VAR ruled that “while his feet were in the penalty area, contact was outside”. BBC Sport noted that VAR was “unable to confirm whether Smith had been in the penalty area when the ball struck his outstretched arm”.

Forest will be disappointed with the refereeing decisions and with the final result, but I believe that they should look at the positives.

Until the fourth minute of injury time, the match was 2-2. Forest could have earned a point despite playing most of the game with 10 men. That has to be a positive.