Distraught Nottingham Forest goalkeeper leaves pitch in tears after howler

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Nottingham Forest goalkeeper John Victor left the pitch in tears during the Premier League clash with Aston Villa on Saturday. The Brazilian was massively at fault for Villa’s third goal and suffered an injury the process. It was a horrible mistake to gift Villa their third goal to make it 3-1GettyVictor raced miles from his 18-yard box to challenge for a ball to John McGinn, who had already brought it under control long before the goalkeeper arrived. The Forest shot-stopper then collided with his own player as McGinn took one touch to the side and slotted into the empty net from around 40 yards out. But what followed was even more bizarre. Victor signalled for treatment from the bench after going down clutching his left leg. View Tweet: https://t.co/31lc9KoUXtMatch StatsAfter several minutes, the 29-year-old hobbled off the field, clearly in tears and being consoled by his teammates. His replacement, Mat Sels, was then not ready to replace his teammate despite a four-minute stoppage. Reacting to the events at Villa Park, England legend Stuart Pearce said: “This is so ridiculous.”On the mistake, Pearce added: “He wasn’t even close to getting the ball. So what he was doing, I don’t know!“When the ball was played, I was astounded to see the goalkeeper in eyeshot. He was just nowhere near it. “There were two or three defenders between him and the ball, so why he thought he needed to come out of his goal to close down McGinn too, I will never know.”More to follow.