SEO Title: Alisson fined £8,000 after Liverpool draw with Nottingham Forest
SEO Description: Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has accepted an FA charge and an £8,000 fine after damaging a substitution board following the 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest.
Alisson Becker’s difficult afternoon against Nottingham Forest ended with an £8,000 FA fine after the Liverpool goalkeeper damaged an electronic substitution board in the tunnel area following the 2-2 draw.
Alisson accepts FA charge after tunnel incident
The Brazil international was punished for improper conduct after the final whistle, having struck the fourth official’s board as he made his way towards the dressing rooms. The equipment was damaged in the incident.
Footage circulating after the match showed Alisson hitting the board with force, prompting an FA investigation. He accepted the charge and received the standard £8,000 sanction, worth roughly €9,500.
A fraught afternoon at Anfield
- With the score level during the second half, Liverpool attempted to make three changes at once.
- The electronic board was not ready when required, leading Alisson to protest to the referee. He was booked for dissent.
- Forest restarted play quickly amid the confusion, and the move ended with a penalty awarded against Liverpool after Alisson challenged Neco Williams.
- Liverpool later found a way back to claim a point, but the goalkeeper’s frustration remained long after the final exchange of the match.
- On the walk towards the tunnel, Alisson kicked the substitution board, leading to the FA charge and subsequent fine.
It was a rare loss of composure from a goalkeeper usually among Liverpool’s calmer figures, but the governing body judged the conduct in the tunnel to warrant punishment. The matter is now resolved after Alisson admitted the allegation.
