It was another thrilling encounter between Nottingham Forest and Wolverhampton Wanderers as both sides had to settle for a point after a 2-2 draw at the City Ground. Former Wolves man Morgan Gibbs-White scored for the home side along side Danilo with Matheus Cunha finding the net twice for the visitors as Forest get another point in an entertaining relegation battle.
Nuno Espírito Santo made one change from the side that lost at Tottenham Hotspur. Anthony Elanga wasn’t involved at all as Giovani Reyna replaced him as he made his first Forest start since arriving on loan from Borussia Dortmund in January. Gary O’Neil also made just the one change after his side lost 2-1 at home to West Ham United. Rayan Ait-Nouri came out the squad through injury and he was replaced by Cunha who made his first start since netting a hat-trick at Chelsea at the start of February.
It was Forest with the first close effort of the game as Ryan Yates took aim from just outside the box but his low shot was held well by Jose Sa in the Wolves goal. Since helping getting the club promoted, Yates is still yet to score in the top flight and was looking to change that but was denied by Sa.
It was then the visitors who came close to scoring and how they didn’t score will be questioned. Yates with a poor pass back which fell to Joao Gomes on the left but his shot was brilliantly blocked on the line by Murillo with Pablo Sarabia putting the follow up wide from close range. Forest and Yates really let off with Murillo with a vital block on which has done on more then one occasion. Wolves left wondering how they were not ahead.
Then Wolves did take the lead five minutes before half time. Cunha receiving the ball around the half way line and then went one on one with Andrew Omobamidele and as he entered the box he cut in from the left and found the top corner. A brilliant finish from the former Athletico Madrid man and even more better as he didn’t have many options around him. A first goal since returning from injury for the Brazilian.
Forest drew level though in first half stoppage time. Reyna’s corner was met at the front post by Gibbs-White and he rose highest to head into the far corner to level the score against his former side. A rare goal from a corner for Forest with this being just their second goal from one this season. Gibbs-White with his trademark celebration with his fingers to his ears in front of the Wolves fans, who have been giving tough time since his move from the West Midlands.
That was it for the first half with both sides going in level. Not many chances for either side with Forest probably the better of the two but the game was getting more fiery as it went on.
Just after ten minutes of the second half was played, Forest completed the turnaround. Gibbs-White entering a congested box where Matt Doherty put in a challenge with the ball falling to the feet of Danilo to score from close range. A second league goal of the season for the Brazilian as he gave Forest a vital lead with Gibbs-White being involved again.
That lead didn’t last long though as Wolves equalised five minutes later. A Sarabia corner was headed on target by Max Kilman who was denied by Matz Sels but the ball fell to Cunha who netted his second. The striker entering double figures for Premier League goals as he scored his tenth and eleventh of the campaign with Forest conceding yet another set piece.
Danilo came close to netting a brace as well just three minutes after the goal. His curling shot from the edge of the area was tipped over the crossbar by Sa. A frantic few minutes on Trentside.
Forest then had a big chance to win the game. Substitutes combined as Rodrigo Ribeiro played a ball in behind for Divock Origi but he was torn between shooting and playing it across to Chris Wood and ultimately sent the ball too far across goal. A big chance wasted by the former Liverpool man with Forest fans clearly frustrated.
Both sides pushed for a winner but ultimately couldn’t find one with the game finishing 2-2. A point Forest will take but they will be disappointed that they could not claim all three. The Reds remain 17th and sit one point above the relegation zone with a trip to Everton next up for the Reds with the gap between those to just one point. Wolves struggled to show why they are higher in the league then Forest but Cunha came up when they needed him to. They sit 11th in the table as they next host title hopefuls Arsenal at home where they will look for a strong end of the season.
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