Nottingham Forest have demanded the audio between officials from Sunday’s defeat at Everton be released publicly.
Meanwhile, the Football Association has asked Forest, manager Nuno Espirito Santo, defender Neco Williams and analyst Mark Clattenburg for their observations as a result of their post-match comments.
Forest were furious after three penalty claims were rejected in the 2-0 defeat at Goodison Park, which kept them just a point above the Premier League relegation zone.
It sparked an angry post on the club’s X account, external where they said they were “considering their options” over “extremely poor” refereeing decisions.
Yet, despite raising some concerns with referees’ body the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) last week, the club did not ask for Stuart Attwell to be taken off video assistant referee duties for their match, BBC Sport has been told.
The club said they had “warned” the PGMOL “the VAR is a Luton fan but they didn’t change him”.
A statement, released on Monday afternoon, read: “Nottingham Forest has today submitted a formal request to the PGMOL to release into the public domain the audio recordings between officials during yesterday’s match against Everton at Goodison Park.
It follows Liverpool’s similar request when Luis Diaz’s goal was incorrectly disallowed in their 2-1 defeat at Tottenham in September.
The Premier League said in a statement that it was “extremely disappointed” by Forest’s social media post.
Manager Nuno told BBC Sport that Forest “feel they are taking away things from us so it’s difficult”, while Williams said “top-six sides would get all three penalties”.
Forest released another statement later on Monday on X, external, acknowledging that they “know match officials do not allow outside factors to influence their decision-making”.
However, the club also called for “greater transparency around PGMOL appointments to further protect the game’s reputation”.
Forest said that “any move which boosts confidence in the system should be properly considered” given “the widespread and ongoing concerns” of fans, managers and pundits around the league around VAR decisions.