The Football Association is investigating after a VAR check cleared Wolves forward Daniel Podence of spitting during Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest, the PA news agency understands.Video footage viewed by VAR of Podence appearing to spit at Forest midfielder Brennan Johnson in the closing stages of an ill-tempered Premier League relegation battle proved inconclusive.Referee Chris Kavanagh took no action, but Brennan claimed in a post-match interview that “some sort of spit came towards my face”.The incident occurred after Podence’s late equaliser had cancelled out Brennan’s first-half opener for Forest.A fiery encounter between two sides battling to retain top-flight status had earlier seen Forest assistant Alan Tate and Wolves counterpart Pablo Sanz both sent off after a touchline melee early in the second half. Superace
The Football Association is investigating after a VAR check cleared Wolves forward Daniel Podence of spitting during Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest, the PA news agency understands.Video footage viewed by VAR of Podence appearing to spit at Forest midfielder Brennan Johnson in the closing stages of an ill-tempered Premier League relegation battle proved inconclusive.Referee Chris Kavanagh took no action, but Brennan claimed in a post-match interview that “some sort of spit came towards my face”.The incident occurred after Podence’s late equaliser had cancelled out Brennan’s first-half opener for Forest.A fiery encounter between two sides battling to retain top-flight status had earlier seen Forest assistant Alan Tate and Wolves counterpart Pablo Sanz both sent off after a touchline melee early in the second half. Roulette