Fans livid as Forest ace performs 'dumbest handball ever' to away penalty

FOOTBALL followers have been left fuming after Nottingham Forest ace Moussa Niakhate gave away a stoppage time penalty in opposition to Newcastle.

The Forest defender blocked Alexander Isak’s goalbound header earlier than continuing to clutch his FACE.

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However referee Paul Tierney wasn’t fooled, and rapidly pointed to the spot.

Fans on social media have been left surprised at Niakhate’s “stupid” handball simply moments earlier than the top of the sport.

One wrote: “To be fair, that was the dumbest handball I’ve ever seen in my life.”

One other mentioned: “What a stupid handball…”

A part of a 3rd tweet added: “What a pointless handball.”

In the meantime others expressed their sympathy for Forest defender Niakhate on his first begin since August.

One mentioned on Twitter: “Handball rule is so stupid in football, referees expect players to jump straight like a bullet.”

However, Newcastle followers have been left blasting Niakhate for the best way he clutched at his face.

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One mentioned: “We deserve to win this solely because of the ‘acting’ after the handball.”

A part of one other mentioned: “What an idiotic handball man… Then he holds his head to make it look like he hurt his head.”

Isak stepped as much as take the penalty after Niakhate blocked the Swedish striker’s header together with his arm.

And the Newcastle striker duly transformed from 12 yards to offer Eddie Howe’s facet a very important 2-1 win.

Emmanuel Dennis had initially put Forest forward with a fragile chip over Nick Pope.

Isak then equalised on the stroke of half time with a primary time end, earlier than incomes Toon all three factors deep in added time on the finish of the sport.