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Latest Nottingham Forest news from NottinghamshireLive as Reds earn a point against Villa
Emmanuel Dennis first goal for the club brought an end to a five-match losing run as Nottingham Forest drew 1-1 with Aston Villa.
The front man came into the starting XIas one of five changes at the City Ground. But the hosts had to settle for a point as their visitors came from behind to earn a share of the spoils.
The Redsfaithful made clear what they thought of Steve Cooper having put pen to paper on a new contract in the build-up to the game. The head coach received a terrific reception and a standing ovation as he walked out of the tunnel to take his place in the dugout, amid a cracking atmosphere ahead of kick-off.
The noise level then went up another notch when the hosts got off to the perfect start. On the quarter hour, Dennis opened the scoring with a well-taken header from Morgan Gibbs-Whites free-kick.
But the lead lasted less than 10 minutes. Dean Henderson was beaten from range as Ashley Young fired in a fine strike from outside the box.
The two goals aside, chances were hard to come by at either end of the pitch before the break. Villa thought they had gone in front a few minutes after the leveller, when Ollie Watkins converted Jacob Ramseys cross. Forest breathed a sigh of relief when the offside flag was raised.
Gibbs-White sent an effort off target past the hour, while Cheikhou Kouyate drew a fine save from Emiliano Martinez. But there was no way through for either side in the closing minutes as it finished a point apiece.
Head coach Steve Cooper felt it was a step in the right direction for Nottingham Forest as they brought an end to their losing run.
The Redshad suffered five defeats on the spin prior to their clash with Aston Villa, leaving them propping up the Premier League table. But they stopped the rot with a 1-1 draw at the City Ground, and moved above Leicester City in the standings.
Heres how we rated the Reds in tonights 1-1 draw.
Theres the whistle. It finishes 1-1, a point apiece. Better from Forest and it does stop that losing run
Wall (again) does what is required, and then Yates wins a free-kick of his own for good measure
Free-kick Villa in a dangerous position just outside the box
Surridge on for Dennis. The former gets a terrific reception
Crowd doing their best to get Forest going as Villa pass the ball about
Gibbs-White off target with an effort from outside the box. Nice bit of build-up play, and it got the crowd going
Villa seeing a fair bit of the ball early in the second half
Then Johnson gets cleaned out by McGinn
Gibbs-White free-kick floated towards the back post, but too high for Dennis.
And thats that for the first half. Its 1-1 at the break
Toffolo with a block from the corner
Freuler cuts out a cross at the near post. Villa corner
Arggh. Lovely pass from Yates to Dennis, but his touch lets him down
Wall does its job again to block Luizs ball
Free-kick Villa after a foul by Freuler
Good move. Cook plays the ball to Yates, who does well to hold it up and find Aurier. Cross finds Dennis, whose header is straight at the keeper
Good work by Toffolo, tracking a run and winning the ball
Villa have the ball in the net again. Forest saved by the offside flag this time. Was too easy, there, though
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