Morgan Gibbs-White had the last laugh against his former club as Nottingham Forest’s penalty shoot-out win over Wolves sparked a huge melee soon after the final whistle.
Forest hero Dean Henderson, who saved from Ruben Neves and Joe Hodge, looks set to be unable to play in the semi-final against Manchester United under the terms of his loan move from the Old Trafford club.
Gibbs-White left boyhood club Wolves to join Forest for £25million last summer, and provoked the away fans by sliding in front of them in celebration and putting his fingers to his ears when Forest’s win was sealed.
It brought back memories of Emmanuel Adebayor in 2009, when he scored for Manchester City against former club Arsenal before running the length of the field to celebrate at the Gunners end.
When Forest goalkeeper Dean Henderson, the hero in the shoot-out with saves from Ruben Neves and Joe Hodge, repeated Gibbs-White’s gesture, it seemed too much for the Wolves players, with Adama Traore, Matheus Cunha and Toti Gomes all involved in the confrontations that followed.
An FA charge for both clubs appears inevitable.
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