"Elliot Anderson scored an 88th-minute equaliser against his former club as Nottingham Forest fought back in a 1-1 draw with Newcastle United at the City Ground. Anderson never scored a senior goal for the Magpies after coming through their youth system, but he fired past Nick Pope from a tight angle to snatch a potentially valuable point for Forest, inching them closer to securing their Premier League status."
"Forest had started slowly, with Vitor Pereira shuffling his pack in response to Thursday's Europa League exit against Aston Villa and Morgan Gibbs-White still out injured. The best chance of the first half saw Matz Sels spread himself to block William Osula's drive, and Newcastle started to create chances more regularly after the interval."
"It looked like Newcastle had won it in the 74th minute as Jacob Ramsey slipped a throughball into fellow substitute Harvey Barnes, who lifted his finish over Sels, but Anderson had the final say. He took in James McAtee's pass and crashed his shot across Pope and into the top-right corner, sustaining a knock in the process, though the England international recovered to see out seven minutes of stoppage time."
"Forest will be mathematically certain of survival if West Ham lose to Arsenal later on Sunday, while Newcastle can no longer make the top seven, with even their chances of finishing eighth - which could be enough for European football - extremely slim. Newcastle have conceded 20 goals in the final 15 minutes of their games this season - more than any other side in the Premier League."
Nottingham Forest drew 1-1 with Newcastle United at the City Ground after Elliot Anderson scored in the 88th minute. Anderson, a former Newcastle youth player who had not scored a senior goal for the club, finished from a tight angle past Nick Pope to secure a valuable point for Forest. Forest started slowly, with Vitor Pereira making changes following a Europa League exit and Morgan Gibbs-White still injured. Newcastle created more chances after halftime, including Bruno Guimaraes efforts and a free-kick from Osula that struck the crossbar. Newcastle appeared to take the lead in the 74th minute through Harvey Barnes, but Anderson equalised. Forest moved closer to Premier League survival, while Newcastle’s top-seven hopes ended and eighth place became highly unlikely.
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