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Just as they did on Tuesday night in the Carabao Cup, Nottingham Forest needed the help of Matty Cash to salvage something from a game they looked set to lose.



After equalising in the 10th minute to cancel out Nick Powell’s second minute header for Wigan, Cash’s run into the penalty area brought about a rash challenge from Latics captain Sam Morsy and, after plenty of protestations, referee Geoff Eltringham awarded a penalty, moments after the fourth official’s board had given seven minutes of added time at the end of a dramatic contest.

Cash’s work in the 90th minute gave the Reds the chance to earn a largely undeserved point, but the drama wasn’t done there.





Lewis Grabban’s tame penalty was well saved by Christian Walton, though super sub Hillal Soudani was on hand to lash in the rebound and spare Forest’s considerable blushes.



Here, the Post’s Barry Cooper and Paul Taylor assessed a second consecutive away point in the Championship for Karanka’s Reds.