Smith – 7.5 – several good saves to keep us in the game as we pressed for an equaliser.
Chambers – 6 – the five-strong defence at last gave Chambers the license to be distinctly average. A big improvement on this season’s norm.
Wilson – 7 – a solid display.
Breckin – 6.5 – looked more assured than Morgan, who is seeing out his annual donkey spell.
Lynch – 6.5 – nearly caught out a few times, but I was generally impressed with his mobility and scrapping.
Bennett – 6.5 – sometimes ran out of ideas when pushing higher up the pitch, but he got the job done.
Perch – 6.5 – grew into the game, but the midfield was too lightweight with Thornhill accompanying him.
Cohen – 7.5 – worked hard, played a number of excellent balls, but his shooting let him down at crucial moments.
Thornhill – 6.5 – some nice touches and good movement, but was sometimes bullied out of the game.
Tyson – 7.5 – dug deep and used his pace to excellent effect, wriggling in behind their full backs on a number of occasions. He was the most-fouled player on the pitch by some margin.
Cole – 6.5 – his best display in a Forest shirt, but it’s not difficult to see why some Forest fans will never take to him. He has some excellent touches and brilliant ideas, but he is perpetually reluctant to play the simple balls and an Andrew Cole sprint is about as likely as a Forest win at the moment.
McClearly caused problems after coming on, and for two minutes Moussi looked a decent player again. But it was too little, too late.
