Nottingham Forest secured a draw against Aston Villa in the Premier League.
The result ends a run of five consecutive defeats for Steve Cooper’s side, who are 19th in the table, one point above Leicester and four behind Villa, who are 16th.
Roared on by a raucous City Ground crowd, Emmanuel Denis got the hosts off to the perfect start, taking advantage of some poor marking to head in Morgan Gibbs-White’s free-kick after weaving past a resilient Villa defence.
However, Ashley Young equalized seven minutes later with a superb effort from 25 yards that flew into the bottom left corner.
It was Young’s first goal for Villa since 2011 – when he was in his first spell at the club – and was the only notable moment of inspiration from two sides that otherwise struggled creatively in the final third. .
Steven Gerrard’s side had Ollie Watkins’ effort rightly ruled out for offside and a penalty appeal ended when Forest captain Ryan Yates appeared to catch Ezeri Konsa, often his last. Neither the ball nor the shot lacked the accuracy to trouble home goalkeeper Dan Henderson.
