Following Nottingham Forest's 2-2 draw against Liverpool at Anfield, manager Andoni Iraola expressed significant frustration regarding a technical failure involving the fourth official's electronic substitution board. Iraola stated that the malfunction caused a delay in the substitution process, which he believes created the specific circumstances leading to the penalty awarded against his team.

According to Iraola, the inability to properly signal the change meant that the game continued in a way that disadvantaged his side during a critical moment. While the match ended in a draw, the manager’s post-match comments focused heavily on the impact of this equipment failure on the final result. The incident highlights a rare instance where a manager has publicly attributed a specific refereeing or match-event outcome to a mechanical issue with stadium technology rather than a human officiating error. No official statement has been released by the league or the officiating body regarding the status of the equipment at the time of the match.