Mark Clattenburg: James Tarkowski will not face retrospective ban, PGMOL ‘to explain’ VAR call | OneFootball

Mark Clattenburg says James Tarkowski will not face retrospective punishment after Nottingham Forest complained about the Everton captain’s shoulder barge on Dan Ndoye.

The off-the-ball clash came in the opening period of Saturday’s 3-0 win at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Match referee Chris Kavanagh did not see it, and VAR James Bell opted against a red. Liverpool Echo reports Forest argue the contact amounted to violent conduct.

"Tarkowski will not be retrospectively punished for the barge in the back of his opponent in the recent Everton v Nottingham Forest match." He told Everton News.

"Forest have written to the PGMOL and this will lead to the management of PGMOL reaching out and explaining why the red card was not issued."

"The FA can only punish a player after the match if it's missed by the match officials. With VAR, this cannot happen now as if it was missed, then use of VAR will be further damaged as they should not miss incidents on the field of play."

Clattenburg was appointed as Forest’s refereeing consultant in February 2024. After Everton’s 2-0 home victory on April 21 that year, he criticised referee Anthony Taylor and VAR Stuart Attwell over rejected penalty appeals.

Source: Nottingham Post