Iraola fumes at electronic board issue which delayed Liverpool subs before Forest pen
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Also See: Liverpool news and transfer latest Liverpool fixtures Watch FREE Premier League highlights Stream the Premier League with no contract Download the Sky Sports App Get Sky Sports That was the third occasion the ball had gone out of play after Liverpool's proposed subs had gone to the touchline in readiness to come on. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Highlights from Liverpool against Nottingham Forest in the Premier League Each time referee Samuel Barrott allowed play to resume, deeming Liverpool not ready to make their substitutions."What would have happened [if the board had been working?]," asked Iraola.
It doesn't happen, the quick throw-in, because we are waiting for the subs."Liverpool's three subs - Gravenberch, Rio Ngumoha and Kostas Tzimikas - eventually came on after Gibbs-White had scored the penalty.Liverpool went on to score an 82nd-minute equaliser through Victor Munoz but Iraola remains winless as Reds boss after two Premier League matches. Timeline - How sub delay played out65:23 - Nottingham Forest's Liam Delap comes on for Dan Ndoye.65:43 - Three Liverpool subs go to the touchline in preparation to come on.66:23 - The ball goes out of play for a Forest throw-in.One of Liverpool's three prepared subs, Gravenberch gestures towards the fourth official in frustration, with the fourth official squatting down beside two electronic boards.
Delap takes it quickly to Williams to send him into the Liverpool penalty area.67:46 - Forest are awarded a penalty when Williams is fouled by Alisson.69:51 - Gibbs-White scores the penalty to put Forest 2-1 up.70:41 - Liverpool's subs come on.Iraola: I don't see the reason why it happened Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola:"I can't explain because I don't have an explanation."I wanted to make those three subs three minutes before. There have been two, three, four times I think the ball has gone out and I still don't know the reason why we haven't made the subs."Definitely he was having some problems with the board or something."What would have happened?