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Morgan Gibbs-White sparks a massive brawl with his former club Wolves by celebrating in front of visiting fans after Dean Henderson’s heroics sent Nottingham Forest into the Carabao Cup semi-finals.
- Dean Henderson saved two penalties to send Forest into the Carabao Cup semi-final
- There were ugly scenes in the finale when the players got into a massive fight.
- Former Wolves midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White celebrates in front of away fans
- 22-year-old slid in front of them and put his fingers to his ears as Forest won
- Others, including Henderson, replicated the celebration that angered the opposition.
Morgan Gibbs-White had the last laugh against his former club when Nottingham Forest’s penalty shootout win over Wolves sparked a huge melee shortly after the final whistle.
Gibbs-White left Wolves’ boyhood club to join Forest for £25m last summer, sparking away fans by sliding in front of them to celebrate and pointing their fingers to their ears as Forest’s victory was sealed. .
It brought back memories of Emmanuel Adebayor in 2009, when he scored for Manchester City against old club Arsenal before running the length of the pitch to celebrate the end of the Gunners.
Morgan Gibbs-White had the last laugh against his former club as Nottingham Forest beat Wolves on penalties.
The former Wolves midfielder slid in front of away fans and put his fingers in his ears, leading to unpleasant scenes.
When Forest goalkeeper Dean Henderson, the hero in the penalty shootout with saves by 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 involved in the fight. clashes that followed.
An FA charge for both clubs seems inevitable.
Video footage captured the moment Gibbs-White and Toti clashed in a rage.
The wild celebrations of the Bosque players unleashed a massive brawl between players and coaching staff
Gibbs-White appeared to collide with Wolves’ Matheus Nunes and needed to be separated by the stewards
Several stewards were forced to intervene during the ugly scenes, which even injured Forest star Jesse Lingard, who had no part in the draw, appearing to be a part of it.
There was an undercurrent of tension throughout the evening, with Wolves furious that they did not receive a late penalty when Nunes was brought down by Emmanuel Dennis.
It sparked the first, albeit less dramatic, fight of the game, and led to Podence, Nunes, Aurier and even Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui being booked for their roles.
Dean Henderson also imitated the celebration along with other Forest players in ugly scenes.
Gibbs-White and Jack Colback did the same celebrations when they scored home their penalties
But as if Wolves’ heartbreaking quarter-final defeat on penalties wasn’t enough, the wild celebrations went a step too far.
This was a pivotal game in both sides’ seasons and with tensions running high, Gibbs-White didn’t try to hide any emotion.
In preparation for the week, he exclusively revealed to sports mail that he had fallen in love with football due to the lack of minutes at Molineux.
He was enjoying reaching the semi-finals with Forest, which he did, but explosive scenes marred what was an exciting Carabao Cup quarter-final filled with twists and turns before chaos broke out.