Bournemouth 1-1 Nottingham Forest: 'Everything was a foul' - Andoni Iraola unhappy with refereeing in draw

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola cut a frustrated figure in the aftermath of his side's 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest on Sunday afternoon, bemoaning what he saw as inconsistent refereeing.

The hosts got off to the perfect start when Justin Kluivert headed home from a fifth-minute corner

Forest dominated the ball but produced little of note until Callum Hudson-Odoi popped up with an equaliser just before the break. Seizing on a scuffed clearance on the left edge of the Bournemouth box, the winger drifted central with defenders hanging off him before slapping a low, curling shot into the far corner.

Philip Billing was dismissed seven minutes from time for a remarkably cynical foul on the Forest goal scorer. The Denmark midfielder raked his boot across the back of the former Chelsea winger's legs as he zipped through midfield with the ball at his feet. Billing had only been subbed on in the 56th minute.

After the match, Iraola admitted he was happy with one point, but would have preferred to take all three.

"It was different. Probably we value it more today because we finish with 10. It's an important point," he told BBC Sport.

While comfortably clear of the relegation zone, Bournemouth sit 12th and eight points clear of 18th-placed Everton, victory against Forest would have brought them within three points of the top half.

However, referee Rebecca Welch's performance had clearly frustrated him and he soon turned to that subject.

"Neither of the teams were getting in a rhythm because there were I think 30-something fouls. Everything was stop-start," he said.

"The ball-in-play time today was I'm sure really, really low. It was difficult."

Continuing, Iraola explained that he believed his team had been cost a goal.

"I think normally they considered fouls that in the Premier League they don't consider. Week to week, to be a foul here has to be a foul [everywhere], no? There was a moment when everything was a foul. We conceded the equaliser after one of those fouls. It wasn't a penalty, it's wasn't goal disallowed, but at the end it affects the result."

Forest's dreadful away record continued, with the draw on the South Coast making it just three wins in 31 games away from home since their return to the Premier League.

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