Alisson Fined for Misconduct After Nottingham Forest Draw
Alisson Becker has been hit with an £8,000 fine after accepting an FA charge for misconduct in the aftermath of Liverpool’s stormy 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest last month.
The Liverpool goalkeeper’s frustration boiled over at full-time at the City Ground, on a night when a malfunctioning substitutes’ board, a contentious penalty and a late equaliser combined to create a combustible finish.
Flashpoint after final whistle
Alisson’s anger stemmed from the first-half incident that saw him penalised for a foul on former Liverpool defender Neco Williams. The Brazilian was adjudged to have brought Williams down in the box, with Morgan Gibbs-White converting from the spot to put Forest in front.
The decision had already infuriated Liverpool’s players. Tempers only rose when technical issues with the fourth official’s electronic board delayed a triple substitution for Andoni Iraola’s side in the moments before the penalty, adding to a sense of chaos on the touchline.
By the time Victor Munoz struck late to rescue a point for Liverpool, the damage to Alisson’s mood was done. As he left the pitch at full-time, he was seen kicking the fourth official’s board in the tunnel area – the act that triggered the FA’s charge.
On Friday, the FA confirmed the standard punishment had been applied after the 31-year-old accepted the misconduct charge.
“Liverpool’s Alisson Becker has been fined £8,000 for misconduct at the Premier League fixture against Nottingham Forest on 29 August,” read an official statement. “It was alleged that the goalkeeper acted in an improper manner around the tunnel area after the final whistle. Alisson Becker has subsequently accepted the charge against him and received the standard penalty.”
Panel says penalty should not have stood
The sting for Alisson and Liverpool has deepened this week.
The Premier League’s Key Match Incidents (KMI) Panel – the independent body that reviews major refereeing calls – has ruled that the penalty award against the goalkeeper should not have been given.
Three of the five panel members concluded that Alisson’s challenge on Williams did not meet the threshold for a foul. Their assessment was clear: the contact came as a natural consequence of the goalkeeper’s attempt to play the ball, not as a reckless or careless act.
“The contact from Alisson was inevitable as a consequence of his momentum in attempting to save the ball,” the panel said. “The contact made was not reckless and below the threshold for a penalty.”
Yet the same panel backed the video officials on the night. Referee Sam Barrott was not sent to the pitchside monitor by VAR Michael Oliver, and the KMI group unanimously supported that decision, arguing the on-field call did not reach the “clear and obvious” bar required for intervention.
That leaves a curious split verdict: a penalty that, in the panel’s eyes, should never have been awarded, and a VAR process that, by the current framework, did nothing wrong.
For Alisson, the outcome is harsher still – a fine for losing his temper over a decision that, days later, has been officially judged incorrect.
