What Mike Dean said after Nottingham Forest thought they should have had a penalty in Wolves draw

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Nottingham Forest will be going into the international break as one of the Premier League’s top half teams.

And unbeaten start to their opening three Premier League games has Forest sitting on five points from a possible nine going into September.

Nuno Espirito Santo has to be pleased with the start to the season made by the Reds but there will be some frustration the wait for the first home win goes on.

However, there were some shouts for a penalty in the final minutes of the first half which was not given by the referee Simon Hooper.

It is a decision which has caused some controversy as the Reds were denied the opportunity to take the lead into the break.

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What Mike Dean said about Forest’s penalty appeal

Just before the half time whistle, Forest launched a ball into the box which Wood looked set to get on the end of.

However, the arriving ball seemed to take a hit off the arm of the Wolves striker Jorgen Strand Larsen.

Although it did not appear to be intentional, it certainly had the City Ground appealing for a spot kick.

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Speaking on Sky Sports Soccer Saturday, former Premier League referee Mike Dean actually admitted Hooper may have made a mistake with this one.

“It looked a penalty [for Forest]. It’s come over his head and Larsen just moved his left arm and knocked the ball out of Wood’s way in the box,” he said.

“I’m surprised, it would have been looked at and cleared but I think the Wolves defender is a lucky boy.”

Chris Wood provides Forest fans with striker answer

Forest were one of the Premier League’s busiest sides in the summer market with double digit players coming through the doors.

However, Forest were unable to get a new striker through the door with Santiago Gimenez rejecting the chance to join Forest.

But Chris Wood‘s early season performances are showing Forest fans they have exactly what they need with the New Zealand striker.

The only issue which Forest could potentially come across up top is an injury to Wood with a lack of real quality at Nuno’s disposal to rotate the former Newcastle United striker.