Nottm Forest vs Everton

Latest Nottingham Forest news from NottinghamshireLive brings you Roy Keane's comments after Everton draw.

When they were 2-1 up they kind of lacked the belief to go on and win the game. READ MORE: READ NEXT [National media verdict on Nottingham Forest draw vs Everton](https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/football-news/national-media-verdict-nottingham-forest-8216916) [Premier League](https://www.nottinghampost.com/all-about/barclays-premier-league). [Nottingham Forest](https://www.nottinghampost.com/all-about/nottingham-forest-fc) midfielder Roy Keane has spoken about his former club's 2-2 draw against Everton at the [City Ground](https://www.nottinghampost.com/all-about/city-ground).

Goals and points have been at an incredible premium for both Nottingham Forest and Everton this season.

The weekend's Premier League action continues on Sunday when Nottingham Forest host Everton at The City Ground. The hosts suffered a heavy 4-0 defeat at ...

As for Everton, they make two alterations after their 4-0 loss at Arsenal in midweek. Steve Cooper makes just one change from Gameweek 25, as Serge Aurier comes in for Neco Williams at right-back. The hosts suffered a heavy 4-0 defeat at West Ham United last time out, while Everton have managed to win just one of their 12 away league games this season.

Nottingham Forest and Everton meet to kick off Sunday's Premier League action, with both sides keen to help their battle against relegation with victory.

As it fell to McNeil, Shelvey tried to get a foot in but got none of the ball. [Steve Cooper’s survival prospects looked bleak](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11281013/Nottingham-Forest-WITHDRAW-Steve-Coopers-offer-new-contract.html) on October 3 when Forest were hammered 4-0 at Leicester and were last with four points from eight games. McNeil then has time to have an effort but sends it wildly over. It's a brilliant atmosphere at the City Ground with fans being entertained by a brilliant end-to-end game here. It eventually breaks to Keane whose effort is blocked. From the controversial free-kick, Pickford's long ball is eventually flicked on to Keane whose header finds Doucore. Or will there be some early goals? Forest get the ball in the box and it looked as though Everton were in trouble but the referee blows up for a foul on Jordan Pickford by Joe Worrall. Gray whips it in to the back post but Doucoure was unable to get the ball back across goal. The ball fell to Doucoure who tried to get his feet sorted to get a strike away but Forest got bodies in the way. Pickford is furious with the referee as Felipe goes in on him as he tries to get on the end of a Shelvey free-kick. Johnson tries to spin Godfrey but the defender manages to get a crucial nick on the ball to stop the winger escaping in behind.

Brennan Johnson scores twice for Nottingham Forest to salvage a Premier League point against Everton, who miss the chance to move out of the relegation ...

- Away3 - Shots - 5Keane - 23Coleman - 1Pickford - 25Dennis - 22Yates The lads are a bit disappointed they didn't win but they gave everything and showed courage." It's a pity things like that ended up having an impact on the game. But their inability to win away from Goodison Park is costing them dear. "There was a lot of plusses about the performance. "We are doing the right things and there's been real commitment to the cause since I joined.

Premier League match N Forest vs Everton 05.03.2023. Preview and stats followed by live commentary, video highlights and match report.

Everton twice took the lead in the first half through a Demarai Gray penalty kick and Abdoulaye Doucoure's header but Brennan Johnson equalized in each half as ...

It wasn’t even close, and perhaps Ten Hag’s obvious decision to call it a day with his 58th minute subs of Scott McTominay and Alejandro Garnacho for Wout Weghorst and Fred just wheezed its way through the squad. Marcel Sabitzer – 77′ on for Casemiro: 5 – Tried to put his foot on the ball. Stefan Bajcetic – 78′ on for Henderson: 6 – Got on the ball and started attacks. Even when Nottingham Forest win, as they have on six occasions this season, one simple fact remains: they don’t score enough goals (18 on the season, in 24 games). Jonjo Shelvey clips Dwight McNeil in the box and it is a penalty kick to Everton. The former Leicester player gives it some to the Forest fans behind the goal. Can Forest fight back in the second half? Just when it looked like Forest were on top, Everton go back in front. Forest have made plenty of changes but they have yet to get going in the second half. A very combative start to the second half. Brennan Johnson with a lovely finish for his second of the game and Forest are level with just over 10 minutes to go. Dyche is getting Everton back to where they should be but there’s still a lack of confidence as they had this win within their grasp but let it slip.

Brennan Johnson twice levelled the scores for Nottingham Forest to earn a vital point against relegation rivals Everton.

[Everton](https://www.theguardian.com/football/everton) enjoy all the possession in the first minute of so to keep the City Ground quiet. They are both a threat but if Forest win the first header, it leaves a big gap in midfield. 42 mins: Godfrey, who has had a tough time, goes into the book for taking down Johnson on the right touchline. Gibbs-White is their most dangerous player but Shelvey seems to be playing in the space he often occupies and he is more keen to play in behind sooner. 57 mins: Now Tarkowski is booked for an elite-level lunge on the touchline on Lodi in an attempt to stop a counter. 49 mins: Wood is very much a man aiming to come deep to flick the ball on. With Godfrey on a booking, the referee would have had a decision to make. “This is the sort of game you have to feel sorry for the ref,” says Samuel Campbell. 63 mins: Coleman bundles over Freuler in the corner and there is another split second of pushing. 80 mins: Forest break but Johnson pulls back McNeil to take him out of the game. He fires his shot across Pickford who gets a strong wrist to the ball and he sees it go away from red shirts. Another yellow is shown on a busy day for the referee.

Latest Nottingham Forest news from NottinghamshireLive as Sky Sports pundit delivers his verdict on Everton spot kick.

The invitation is there, so you take it." "Did he deserve him to dangle the leg a bit there? There’s an element of diving in this, but you can understand it. Souness made his feelings clear on the penalty - and McNeil - live on Sky Sports Brennan Johnson quickly responded with an equaliser for Forest, and he was on the mark again late in the second half after Abdoulaye Doucoure had restored Everton's lead. Sky pundit Graham Souness believes Everton's penalty should not have stood in the 2-2 draw at Nottingham Forest - but was not surprised it was awarded.

Live team news, line-ups, TV channel, commentary stream, latest score and goals from the City Ground as Everton face Nottingham Forest in the Premier ...

Free-kick Forest in the Everton half. For all the bluster of their fans, Forest have not seriously tested Pickford during this half. And after Brennan Johnson's late equaliser it was Nottingham Forest that looked more likely to land the knockout blow. The performance at the City Ground was so different to so much of what has gone before when the Blues have left Goodison Park. Yesterday's results in the English top flight will come as a boost for [Sean Dyche's](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/sean-dyche) side after Bournemouth, West Ham and Leeds all lost. And don't forget to subscribe to our free Keane and Tarkowski very good so far, the only blot being the goal when they allowed Wood too much space to play a one-two with Gibbs-White. Forest stream forward and look to catch the Blues on the break. Everton comfortable in possession in the Forest final third. Well worked down the Everton left and McNeil wins a corner before jeeing up the Everton fans in the corner. Keane heads and hooks back in the but the whistle is blown for a foul. Hello and welcome to the ECHO's coverage of Everton's trip to Nottingham Forest n the Premier League.

Demarai Gray put Everton ahead from the penalty spot after Jonjo Shelvey fouled Dwight McNeil, before Johnson scored his first with a finish at the back post ...

The lads are a bit disappointed they didn't win but they gave everything and showed courage." "We definitely deserved at least a draw but we also need to know we have to do better with the goals conceded," Forest manager Steve Cooper told Sky Sports. [Brennan Johnson](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/291307/Brennan-Johnson) scored two goals as [Nottingham Forest](/soccer/team?id=393) twice came from behind to secure a 2-2 draw against struggling [Everton](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/198940/Everton) in a feisty [Premier League](/soccer/league/_/name/ENG.1) game at the City Ground on Sunday. "There was a lot of plusses about the performance. "We got in so many good positions today. This was a really good away performance.

Latest Nottingham Forest news from NottinghamshireLive as Everton manager claims they should have had a second penalty at the City Ground.

"You touch them on the shoulder and they go down and it is a penalty. Because he put a foot in front of his foot. "Amazed we didn’t get a second penalty, but I don’t know what’s a penalty any more." [Dyche in honest admission after Nottingham Forest draw](https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/football-news/sean-dyche-honest-admission-after-8216821) [Forest sent mixed message as Johnson point made in Everton draw](https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/football-news/nottingham-forest-sent-mixed-message-8216688) [Forest boss Cooper on ‘hidden talent’ and Noel Gallagher ‘honour’](https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/football-news/nottingham-forest-boss-steve-cooper-8214805) [Former Forest striker hits 12-minute hat-trick in 13-0 win](https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/football-news/former-nottingham-forest-everton-striker-8214278) [Niakhate decision explained as defender's 'brilliant effort' rewarded](https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/football-news/nottingham-forest-moussa-niakhate-injury-8213836) [The latest Nottingham Forest news in one place](https://www.nottinghampost.com/all-about/nottingham-forest-fc) Brooks explained that he believed Coleman had initiated the contact. [said](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/sean-dyche-everton-forest-penalty-26392858) he felt "amazed" the decision went against his side.

Latest Nottingham Forest news from NottinghamshireLive brings you Tottenham assistant manager Cristian Stellini's comments ahead of Premier League clash.

Steve Cooper's side claimed a point after the 2-2 draw with Everton at the [City Ground](https://www.nottinghampost.com/all-about/city-ground) on Sunday. Following the defeat at Molineux, Stellini confirmed Conte is expected to return to Hotspur Way today (Monday). We want to have him back with a different result but the team show to Antonio it is alive. As a result, assistant manager Cristian Stellini assumed management duties against West Ham, Chelsea, Sheffield United ( [FA Cup](https://www.nottinghampost.com/all-about/fa-cup)) and Wolves. [Premier League](https://www.nottinghampost.com/all-about/barclays-premier-league) on Saturday (March 11, at 3pm).