Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink felt Brentford should have been given two penalties against Nottingham Forest, while Bees boss Thomas Frank felt one incident in particular was a “clear penalty”
Former Premier League striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was left “bemused” after Brentford were not awarded two penalties in their 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest.
The first was a handball shout against Nicolas Dominguez, who went on to score Forest’s only goal of the game. Following a Brentford corner, Dominguez and Vitaly Janelt both went up for a header in Forest’s penalty area and the ball appeared to make contact with Dominguez’s outstretched arm after Janelt won the header.
The VAR decided against awarding Thomas Frank’s side a penalty due to the close proximity of Dominguez’s arm to the ball when Janelt headed it. And when Sky Sports presenter David Jones explained VAR’s reasoning, Hasselbaink laughed before stating: “Of course [his hand] is going to be so close, but you can’t jump like that.
“As a footballer, if you jump like that you know you’re going to be in trouble if the ball hits your arm. It’s unnatural.” The second incident saw Yoanne Wissa attempt to steal the ball off Forest goalkeeper Matt Turner after the American misjudged the amount of time he had after receiving a pass back.