Exeter 2 Nottingham Forest 2 (2-4 pens): Premier League high-flyers survive huge scare against 10 men League One side

NOTTINGHAM FOREST needed penalties to spot disconnected League One broadside Exeter.

The hosts got disconnected to a dream commencement successful the fourth-round tie arsenic Josh Magennis pounced connected an mistake from goalkeeper Carlos Miguel.

The daze Premier League contenders fought backmost to instrumentality the pb arsenic Ramon Sosa and Taiwo Awoniyi some got connected the scoresheet.

It was past expected that Forest would spell connected to predominate the match.

However, Miguel was astatine responsibility again arsenic Magennis netted his 2nd of the lucifer to equalise successful the 50th minute.

Nuno Espirito Santo was keen to instrumentality vantage of the exits of Arsenal and Liverpool and opted to reenforce his team.

The manager turned to stars specified arsenic Elliot Anderson and Morgan Gibbs-White to effort and find a victor successful the last 20 minutes.

Forest were fixed a helping manus arsenic defender Ed Turns was sent disconnected for a precocious ft connected Gibbs-White.

The crippled was past delayed by 11 minutes aft a fearfulness wounded to Taiwo Awoniyi aft helium was caught by Joe Whitworth.

Neither broadside were capable to find a victor earlier full-time, which led to different 30 minutes to beryllium played successful Devon.

The lucifer stayed level aft extra-time and penalties were needed and Forest won it.

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