Nottingham Forest 2-2 Wolves: Matheus Cunha double denies struggling hosts

Nottingham Forest 2-2 Wolves: Matheus Cunha double denies struggling hosts

Matheus Cunha earned Wolves a share of the spoils after opening the scoring on the Metropolis Floor with a powerful particular person effort

Nottingham Forest supervisor Nuno Espirito Santo described his workforce’s draw with Wolves as “a missed alternative” to maneuver three factors away from the Premier League relegation zone.

Objectives from Morgan Gibbs-White and Danilo put Forest 2-1 up on the Metropolis Floor after Matheus Cunha’s magnificent solo strike had damaged the impasse, however the Brazilian’s second-half equaliser leaves Nuno’s workforce only a level above 18th-placed Luton, who misplaced 5-1 at Manchester Metropolis on Saturday.

Forest journey to fellow strugglers Everton subsequent weekend, whereas the Hatters host Brentford.

“We have been the higher workforce at this time and will have received the sport,” Nuno informed BBC Match of the Day.

“We didn’t enable many possibilities, however the ones we did enable we defended badly. Offensively we have been good – it isn’t simple to play in opposition to a again 5 with little areas.

“However we created sufficient possibilities to win the sport. It should be a combat till the tip of the season and we’re right here to provide it our all.”

Wolves ahead Cunha, making his first begin since struggling a hamstring damage in early February, shocked the house followers with a aim of the best high quality late within the first half.

Carrying the ball from inside his personal half to the sting of the Forest penalty space, Cunha skipped between Andrew Omobamidele and Ryan Yates earlier than rifling an unstoppable shot previous goalkeeper Matz Sels into the highest nook.

Former Wolves playmaker Gibbs-White drew Forest degree simply six minutes later, heading house Giovanni Reyna’s nook in first-half stoppage time earlier than celebrating in entrance of the travelling followers.

Nuno’s aspect swept forward within the second half when Danilo powered a low shot past Jose Sa from shut vary, however Cunha bundled house a free ball from a nook to salvage a degree for Gary O’Neil’s males, who stay simply exterior the highest half of the desk.

A degree gained or two dropped for Forest?

Forest are nonetheless ready on an attraction date for his or her four-point revenue and sustainability punishment, however Premier League security stays firmly of their arms regardless of this failure to guard their second-half benefit on the Metropolis Floor.

The hosts have been the brighter of the 2 sides within the early phases and Yates had a shot deflected vast from the sting of the penalty space earlier than Callum Hudson-Odoi curled over the crossbar from an analogous place.

United States worldwide Reyna, making his first begin since becoming a member of on mortgage from Borussia Dortmund, additionally dragged a shot narrowly vast after gathering Nelson Semedo’s stray move close to the sting of the field.

Nuno may have been annoyed together with his workforce’s defending within the build-up to Cunha’s opener, with Omobamidele and Yates failing to cease the Brazilian getting into the penalty space.

However after deservedly drawing degree via Gibbs-White, Danilo drilled Forest in entrance for the primary time after Matt Doherty inadvertently diverted the ball into the midfielder’s path whereas trying to dispossess Gibbs-White.

Their lead lasted simply 5 minutes, nonetheless, with Cunha changing from point-blank vary after Sels parried Toti Gomes’ goal-bound header into the ahead’s path.

Forest have now dropped 50 Premier League factors from successful positions for the reason that begin of final season, greater than some other workforce.

Whether or not this was a degree gained or two dropped will solely turn into clear on the finish of the marketing campaign.

4 video games with out victory for Wolves

Wolves have had a wonderful marketing campaign beneath O’Neil, however after going 4 league video games and not using a win for the primary time in 2023-24 their season is in peril of tapering off.

They have been on the again foot early on however have been virtually gifted an opener when Yates gave the ball to Joao Gomes contained in the Forest field. His shot was cleared off the road by Murillo earlier than Pablo Sarabia lashed the follow-up try vast.

Gibbs-White’s equaliser simply six minutes after Cunha’s second of magic means Wolves have now didn’t hold a clear sheet of their final six away league matches, final doing so within the goalless draw at Brighton in late January.

Forest’s second aim was simply as poor from a Wolves perspective, Doherty enjoying an unintended one-two with Gibbs-White and diverting the ball into the unmarked Danilo’s path.

The house aspect regarded the likelier winners within the latter phases, after Cunha’s second jolted them, however O’Neil’s workforce held on for a share of the spoils.

With three consecutive house video games developing in late April, O’Neil and his gamers might be hopeful of returning to successful methods earlier than the tip of the month.

Participant of the match

Matheus CunhaMatheus Cunha

Nottingham Forest

  1. Squad quantity32Participant identifyOmobamidele

  2. Squad quantity7Participant identifyN Williams

  3. Squad quantity28Participant identifyDanilo

  4. Squad quantity20Participant identifyReyna

  5. Squad quantity40Participant identifyMurillo

  6. Squad quantity11Participant identifyWooden

  7. Squad quantity14Participant identifyHudson-Odoi

  8. Squad quantity26Participant identifySels

  9. Squad quantity43Participant identifyAina

  10. Squad quantity10Participant identifyGibbs-White

  11. Squad quantity16Participant identifyDomínguez

  12. Squad quantity22Participant identifyYates

  13. Squad quantity37Participant identifyRodrigo Ribeiro

  14. Squad quantity27Participant identifyOrigi

  15. Squad quantity3Participant identifyNuno Tavares

Wolverhampton Wanderers

  1. Squad quantity12Participant identifyMatheus Cunha

  2. Squad quantity20Participant identifyDoyle

  3. Squad quantity5Participant identifyLemina

  4. Squad quantity23Participant identifyKilman

  5. Squad quantity4Participant identifyBueno

  6. Squad quantity24Participant identifyToti Gomes

  7. Squad quantity2Participant identifyDoherty

  8. Squad quantity1Participant identifyJosé Sá

  9. Squad quantity22Participant identifyNélson Semedo

  10. Squad quantity11Participant identifyHwang Hee-chan

  11. Squad quantity17Participant identifyBueno

  12. Squad quantity8Participant identifyJoão Gomes

  13. Squad quantity6Participant identifyTraoré

  14. Squad quantity21Participant identifySarabia

  15. Squad quantity63Participant identifyFraser

  16. Squad quantity62Participant identifyChirewa

Line-ups

Nottm Forest

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 26Sels
  • 7N Williams
  • 32Omobamidele
  • 40Santiago Costa dos SantosBooked at 90mins
  • 43AinaSubstituted forTavaresat 89′minutes
  • 22YatesSubstituted forDomínguezat 66′minutes
  • 28DaniloSubstituted forDuarte Ribeiroat 89′minutes
  • 20ReynaSubstituted forOrigiat 71′minutes
  • 10Gibbs-WhiteBooked at 77mins
  • 14Hudson-Odoi
  • 11Wooden

Substitutes

  • 1Turner
  • 3Tavares
  • 6Sangaré
  • 15Toffolo
  • 16Domínguez
  • 19Niakhaté
  • 27Origi
  • 29Montiel
  • 37Duarte Ribeiro

Wolves

Formation 3-4-1-2

  • 1
  • 4Bueno
  • 23Kilman
  • 24Gomes
  • 22Nélson SemedoSubstituted forChirewaat 88′minutes
  • 20Doyle
  • 5LeminaBooked at 30mins
  • 2DohertySubstituted forHwang Hee-chanat 59′minutes
  • 8João GomesBooked at 52minsSubstituted forBuenoat 59′minutes
  • 21SarabiaSubstituted forFraserat 88′minutes
  • 12Matheus CunhaBooked at 45minsSubstituted forTraoréat 76′minutes

Substitutes

  • 6Traoré
  • 11Hwang Hee-chan
  • 15Dawson
  • 17Bueno
  • 25Bentley
  • 40King
  • 45Barnett
  • 62Chirewa
  • 63Fraser

Referee:
Craig Pawson

Attendance:
29,604

Reside Textual content

  1. Match ends, Nottingham Forest 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.

  2. Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.

  3. Try missed. Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) proper footed shot from the centre of the field is just too excessive following a nook.

  4. Nook, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Mario Lemina.

  5. Foul by Nathan Fraser (Wolverhampton Wanderers).

  6. Andrew Omobamidele (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick within the defensive half.

  7. Murillo (Nottingham Forest) is proven the yellow card for a nasty foul.

  8. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick within the defensive half.

  9. Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).

  10. Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick within the defensive half.

  11. Foul by Rodrigo Ribeiro (Nottingham Forest).

  12. Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Nuno Tavares replaces Ola Aina.

  13. Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Rodrigo Ribeiro replaces Danilo.

  14. Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Nathan Fraser replaces Pablo Sarabia.

  15. Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tawanda Chirewa replaces Nélson Semedo.

  16. Nook, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.

  17. Nook, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Santiago Bueno.

  18. Nook, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Hugo Bueno.

  19. Try blocked. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) proper footed shot from the centre of the field is blocked.

  20. Try missed. Tommy Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers) proper footed shot from exterior the field misses to the correct. Assisted by Mario Lemina.