Fans furious as Forest ace Niakhate performs ‘dumbest handball ever’ to gift Newcastle penalty before clutching his FACE

FOOTBALL fans were left fuming after Nottingham Forest ace Moussa Niakhate gave away a stoppage time penalty against Newcastle.

The Forest defender blocked Alexander Isak’s goalbound header before proceeding to clutch his FACE.

ReutersMoussa Niakhate gave away a stoppage time penalty for a handball[/caption]

ReutersNiakhate then proceeded to hold his hands to his face[/caption]

GettyAlexander Isak converted the penalty to give Newcastle a crucial win[/caption]

But referee Paul Tierney wasn’t fooled, and quickly pointed to the spot.

Fans on social media were left stunned at Niakhate’s “stupid” handball just moments before the end of the game.

One wrote: “To be fair, that was the dumbest handball I’ve ever seen in my life.”

Another said: “What a stupid handball…”

Part of a third tweet added: “What a pointless handball.”

While Newcastle fans were left blasting the defender for the way he clutched at his face.

One said: “We deserve to win this solely because of the ‘acting’ after the handball.”

Part of another said: “What an idiotic handball man… Then he holds his head to make it look like he hurt his head.”

More to follow…