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Referees' chief Howard Webb admits Nottingham Forest SHOULD have had a penalty in Everton defeat... but believes that the first two controversial calls were 'subjective calls' which officials got right

Howard Webb, the head of the Professional Game Match Officials Board, has admitted Nottingham Forest should have had one penalty in their controversial defeat to Everton on April 21.

The visitors to Goodison Park felt that they should have had three spot-kicks awarded in their favour during the Premier League clash, and criticised the officials post-match on social media and in mainstream outlets.

Whilst Webb felt that the first two, a foul and a handball, were 'subjective calls' which were correct, he agreed that the third one - Ashley Young's tackle on Callum Hudson-Odoi - should have been reviewed by the referee if VAR had intervened.