Nottingham Forest's Oliver Glasner criticised VAR after Neco Williams's goalline header was ruled out for handball during Forest's goalless draw with Tottenham, arguing the evidence was too unclear to overturn the decision on the pitch. The incident, in which Williams appeared to accidentally block the ball with his arm while heading in Morgan Gibbs-White's deflected shot, was the defining moment of an otherwise flat Premier League contest between two winless sides.

Glasner said he had reviewed five or six camera angles and insisted it was not "clear and obvious" that the ball struck Williams's arm rather than his shirt moving as Sandro Tonali tried to clear it, accusing VAR Peter Bankes of "guessing" and warning that such interventions undermine on-field referees. Williams, who signed a new four-year Forest contract this week, denied any handball. Tottenham, managed by Roberto De Zerbi, failed to score for a third straight league match and did not register a shot on target, extending their winless start; Mykhailo Mudryk made his first appearance in 645 days after a doping ban, while £75m debutant Savio was withdrawn early alongside Destiny Udogie on medical advice.