Nottingham Forest have had their fair share of interactions with the FA in recent times, and the latest one is just about the most infuriating one of them all.
A trip to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea was on the agenda for Nottingham Forest on Sunday afternoon, and it resulted in a 1-1 draw between the two sides.
However, it was what happened after the full-time whistle that really added fire to the fixture, as Nicolas Jackson appeared to throw a slap at Morato.
This comes after Morgan Gibbs-White was given a suspension for his wrongly judged second yellow card against Brighton, and Evangelos Marinakis was punished for his outburst.
Now, the latest FA ruling has shocked Nottingham Forest fans once again, with things seeming as if they constantly go against them.
Nicolas Jackson gets away without any retrospective action after Nottingham Forest incident
A brawl broke out after the Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest full-time whistle, with several staff members and players from both sides getting into it.
The main incident that occurred was a slap that Nicolas Jackson threw at the face of Nottingham Forest’s Morato.
Many thought that Jackson would face retrospective action for lashing out, but that’s not what happened at all.
According to an update from the FA, Chelsea and Nottingham Forest have both been charged for failing to control their players.
Nottingham Forest fans react to FA ruling
Nuno Espirito Santo certainly won’t be happy about the lack of consistency with some of these rulings, and neither are these Nottingham Forest fans, when speaking on X.
“Because they looked at his badge & said that’s ok – wonder what would have happened if he was wearing a red shirt.”, @mattp76 said.
@TrickyRedRad wasn’t happy: “When 6/7 Chelsea players charge towards one of ours, what are our players meant to do? nonsense.”
@OOffthepitch stated: “But the Chelsea player who slapped out player won’t be punished ? Joke of an organisation referees are a shambles ! Can’t wait for players to start slapping each other now it goes unpunished!!.”
@OffTrack94 mentioned: “So both clubs charged foe the behaviour but consequences for Jackson smacking Morato in the face? Cool.”
“Yet Pep can viciously thrash a dug out without fear of repercussion. You are a joke.”, @JPFOREST80 even brought up Pep Guardiola’s antics.
@DEEJAYDOO commented: “Incredible that a lad can take a swing and hit a player in the jaw and have no action taken… Nuno voices his displeasure and he gets sent off I mean… come on.”
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