The Football Association is investigating after a VAR check cleared Wolves forward Daniel Podence of spitting during Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest, the PA news agency understands.
Video footage viewed by VAR of Podence appearing to spit at Forest midfielder Brennan Johnson in the closing stages of an ill-tempered Premier League relegation battle proved inconclusive.
Referee Chris Kavanagh took no action, but Brennan claimed in a post-match interview that “some sort of spit came towards my face”.
The incident occurred after Podence’s late equaliser had cancelled out Brennan’s first-half opener for Forest. A fiery encounter between two sides battling to retain top-flight status had earlier seen Forest assistant Alan Tate and Wolves counterpart Pablo Sanz both sent off after a touchline melee early in the second half.