Alan Shearer branded Nottingham Forest “an absolute embarrassment” in an expletive rant following the club’s controversial statement on social media which accused a match official of bias.
Relegation-threatened Forest were aggrieved not to be awarded three penalties – all against ex-England defender Ashley Young – as they lost 2-0 at Goodison Park on Sunday (21 April).
The club described the decisions as “extremely poor” and implied that VAR official Stuart Attwell was a Luton fan – the Hatters are also engaged in a survival fight – in a post on X shortly after the full-time whistle.
Speaking on the Rest is Football Podcast on Monday, Shearer was left shocked by the club’s actions, saying: "It’s a good job we’re not on the BBC here because what the f*** are Nottingham Forest doing putting that statement out? It’s an absolute embarrassment.”