Callum Hudson-Odoi struck late in the primary half of Nottingham Forest’s 1-1 Premier League draw at 10-man Bournemouth to safe a significant point for his relegation-threatened aspect.
Justin Kluivert gave the hosts an early lead, however the sides have been again on degree phrases after Hudson-Odoi curled in the equaliser on the stroke of half-time.
His afternoon got here to a untimely finish, nevertheless, when substitute Philip Billing clipped the again of his Achilles and was dismissed by referee Rebecca Welch, who was booed off the pitch by the house help.
Dominic Solanke wanted only a aim to draw degree with Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah in the Golden Boot chase, however barely touched the ball in the stop-and-start contest.
The hosts shortly established a lead from Lewis Cook’s nook, flicked on by Luis Sinisterra to Kluivert, who tapped the fifth-minute opener previous January signing Matz Sels on his Forest debut.
Taiwo Awoniyi – on the lookout for his twelfth aim of the marketing campaign – had compelled Neto into two easy stops by the 15-minute mark and maybe ought to have achieved higher on his second try after a threatening run.
Antoine Semenyo tried to increase the Cherries’ benefit with a pointy effort from the fitting, whereas a scramble from a Forest nook was lastly shut down when Neto denied Ryan Yates from shut vary.
Save one other tender Yates effort, neither aspect appeared like scoring as the competition approached the midway point of the staccato, set-piece-heavy interval till Hudson-Odoi squared issues up on the stroke of half-time.
Morgan Gibbs-White floated in a free-kick from the fitting and the awaiting Hudson-Odoi took his time, weaving his means by means of a sea of crimson earlier than curling the equaliser previous Neto and into the bottom-right nook.
The second half started with a well-recognized rhythm to the primary, Forest unable to do something with the competition’s tenth nook, whereas Bournemouth’s sixth of the afternoon – and eleventh of the match – was additionally cleared.
Andoni Iraola made three adjustments early in the half, bringing in Marcus Tavernier for Semenyo instantly after the restart earlier than changing Kluivert – who had beforehand been booked by Welch – with Biling, and bringing on Alex Scott for Ryan Christie.
It remained anybody’s recreation with 20 minutes remaining, Tavernier having tried his luck however firing over, whereas Selz managed to get his hand to a different Bournemouth nook.
Welch confirmed Billing a straight crimson in the 84th minute, when the Denmark worldwide clipped the again of Hudson-Odoi’s ankle in midfield.
The Forest aim scorer limped to the touchline and briefly appeared like carrying on earlier than the competition entered seven minutes of stoppage time, the place neither aspect was capable of make a distinction.
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