Nuno Espirito Santo explains incident with Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis

espn.comPublished: 5/11/2025

Summary

Nottingham Forest nearly secured a memorable Premier League victory against Leicester City as a 2-2 draw kept them mathematically in Europe for the first time in decades but also dropped them out of Champions League contention. Owner Evangelos Marinakis became frustrated during the match, remonstrating with coach Nuno Espirito Santo over an injury-plagued substitution decision that ultimately ended their hopes of qualifying through a substitute player, whileGary Neville criticized the incident as "scandalous." Despite the European qualification, Nottingham Forest remain seventh in the table with just one game left.