Nottingham Forest vs Everton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction after Brennan Johnson equaliser
Nottingham Forest 2-2 Everton: Steve Cooper’s Forest fight back twice to earn draw against Sean Dyche’s Everton
Nottingham Forest and Everton shared the points in an entertaining encounter at The City Ground that leaves Sean Dyche’s Toffees inside the Premier League relegation zone.
An early penalty - given away by Jonjo Shelvey - was firmly despatched by Demarai Gray to put the visitors ahead before Brennan Johnson slotted home a rebounded ball after Jordan Pickford had kept out Morgan Gibbs-White.
Everton regained the lead just before the half hour mark through an Abdoulaye Doucoure header and took a slim advantage into the break.
Forest pushed on in the second home and their bravery and control was rewarded as Brennan Johnson danced inside from the right before lifting a left-footed effort past the Everton goalkeeper to earn his team a share of the points.
Relive the action as Nottingham Forest draw with Everton:
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
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Nottingham Forest vs Everton
EVERTON (4-5-1): Jordan Pickford; Seamus Coleman, Michael Keane, James Tarkowski, Ben Godfrey; Alex Iwobi, Amadou Onana, Idrissa Gueye, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Dwight McNeil; Demarai Gray.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
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Nottingham Forest vs Everton
NOTTINGHAM FOREST (4-3-2-1): Keylor Navas; Serge Aurier, Joe Worrall, Felipe, Renan Lodi; Remo Freuler, Jonjo Shelvey, Jack Colback; Brennan Johnson, Morgan Gibbs-White; Chris Wood.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
The visitors are also deeply entrenched in the relegation battle, sat in 18th and level on points with bottom side Southampton. The Toffees are in real danger of dropping out of the top-flight for the first time since the 1950-51 campaign, with their terrible form away from Goodison Park being one of the main reasons for their struggles. They have picked up just one league win on the road this season and were thumped 4-0 by leaders Arsenal in midweek. They will need to start putting points on the board soon if they want to avoid the drop.
Nottingham Forest vs Everton
The hosts head into this game looking to put another three points on the board to help in their fight for survival in their first season back in the top-flight. They have not been in the best of form of late, winning just one of their last six in all competitions to leave them just four points above the drop zone. However, their home form has been impressive this season, picking up 19 of their 25 points at the City Ground, and they will be hoping they can pick up another victory on their own patch here.
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