🔗 Share this article 'Such an easy game to ref' - Dyche 'stunned' by 'bizarre' VAR calls Dyche described it as a 'bad day at the office' for the officials Forest's manager Sean Dyche voiced his anger at the officials over some "perplexing" decisions in his side's narrow last-gasp 2-1 loss by City. Dyche felt Rayan Cherki's late winner at the City Ground deserved to be ruled out for a push on Morgan Gibbs-White in the build-up. He further contended that referee Rob Jones should have shown City defender Ruben Dias a second caution in the second half. "Such an easy game to referee, in my opinion, such an easy decision for VAR [video assistant referee]," Dyche remarked. "When you played so well, to come in and have to talk about officials affecting the game - but they clearly did. "Every supporter in the ground and every viewer at home witnessed it." Ought the late winner have been disallowed? The Forest boss has claimed four wins in his nine top-flight games at the helm Hovering just above the relegation zone, a point against an in-form City side would have moved Forest a more comfortable six points ahead from the relegation places. But Cherki dashed their dreams as he drilled in a half-volley, drilling the ball from the edge of the box past Gibbs-White. Forest players were instantly remonstrated to referee Jones, arguing that Gibbs-White had been pushed to the ground by Nico O'Reilly and stopped from blocking Cherki's strike. "Morgan Gibbs-White is obviously shoved to the ground, and that very player then impedes the shot," Dyche said. "However, he's unable to make the block because the ball travels through the space his body would have occupied. From any angle, it's a foul." The VAR examined the play, but in the end upheld Jones' on-field decision to stand. Dyche continued: "Their defense may be, 'The ball was elsewhere'. But then you ask, 'If you foul a goalkeeper when the ball is not close, would that be given?'. "Everyone knows it would be. I am baffled. And then they go and score from the situation, which compounds the error. "I fully endorse VAR technology - I am at a loss to explain how such a clear error was made." The Forest player protested to the referee, insisting he was fouled prior to the winning strike Ought Dias have been sent off? Dyche was also unhappy about Jones' decision not to send Dias off. The experienced defender received a first yellow card for dissent in the first half, arguing about a decision against him following his challenge on Igor Jesus. Early in the second period, Dias fouled Igor Jesus again as the Forest forward was advancing with the ball. "They say it's an accident. If that's an accident when he's running through on goal we all know what happens. You get a red card. So why is it an accident and he isn't yellow carded then?" Dyche asked. "I find it utterly strange, truly. These are simple decisions. Show the second yellow, job done. 'You're off'. I am completely astonished." Jones gave Forest a free-kick but overlooked pleas by Igor Jesus and other Forest players to show Dias a dismissal.