Nottingham Forest claimed a 1-0 win over Ipswich on Saturday as the Reds returned to winning ways after suffering back-to-back defeats.
The game at the City Ground wasn’t without incident and the second half saw a few flashpoints for the officials to consider.
Jota Silva went down under a challenge from Sammie Szmodics five minutes after the half-time interval, with referee Tony Harrington pointing to the spot.
Chris Wood scored his 24th goal for Forest in the Premier League to draw him level with Bryan Roy at the top of the scoring charts in the club’s history at this level.
Shortly after, Forest felt aggrieved not to get themselves another penalty when Wood was fouled again but this time Harrington waved away the protests.
It was the penalty that was given that left some Ipswich players feeling hard done by, however, with the Tractor Boys left to rue their first-half tactics against the Reds.
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Cameron Burgess slams Forest star Jota Silva
After Kieran McKenna felt that he could understand why Forest were awarded a penalty, Ipswich defender Burgess went on the attack towards the £11 million Silva.
The Portuguese performer went over following a tackle from Szmodics and Harrington pointed to the spot much to the dismay of Burgess.
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He felt that Silva went down very easily and has bemoaned the antics of the Forest attacker.
He told the BBC: “Szmods didn’t think he’d got him. I haven’t seen it. He went down in a heap and made a loud noise and a squeal, they sometimes get given because of that.”
Silva wins first start and he will hope to keep his place
Nuno Espirito Santo bowed down to the peer pressure from the Forest fan base and rewarded Silva for some positive performances from the bench with a start against Ipswich.
He did okay in large and can claim to have created the match-winning moment by winning the penalty that the game’s only goal came from.
His performance on the whole was perhaps a little bit patchy but he was never going to show the same level of tenacity that he’s shown from the bench when starting a game.
It was still a positive showing from the Portuguese performer and he will now hope to get more games from the start as he continues to settle into life at the City Ground.
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