Furious Nottingham Forest DEMAND reforms to the Championship - including the introduction of VAR - after their penalty shout was ignored in the crunch clash with Bournemouth... as owner complains to EFL over standard of refereeing

Nottingham Forest have written to the EFL to demand reforms to the Championship, including the introduction of VAR.

The Reds were beaten 1-0 by Bournemouth on Tuesday night, a result which saw Steve Cooper's side condemned to the play-offs as their opponents were promoted to the Premier League.

But there was controversy in the first half as Forest striker Sam Surridge had a penalty claim ignored because the offside flag was incorrectly raised against him.

Nottingham Forest were denied a penalty in the crunch clash with Bournemouth on Tuesday

Refereeu00a0Stuart Attwell, pictured, admitted it was a mistake not to give Forest a spot-kick

Referee Stuart Attwell, pictured, admitted it was a mistake not to give Forest a spot-kick

Sportsmail understands that Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has complained to the EFL about the standard of officiating and said that it is 'imperative' that VAR is implemented in the Championship.