Everton captain James Tarkowski during the 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest and (inset) Mark Clattenburg

Former referee Mark Clattenburg has waded into Nottingham Forest’s row over Everton captain James Tarkowski. The Blues skipper was involved in an off the ball incident in the first half of the 3-0 win at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday when he used his torso to bump into Dan Ndoye.

Speaking in his post-match press conference, visiting manager Sean Dyche , who had been taking on his previous employers, complained: “I said to big Tarky just to be clear, and I respect him and like him as a bloke, I said to him, how he got away with that in the first half, I don’t know what’s going on there.

“The referee is honest, I went to see him, and he said he didn’t see it and none of the

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