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Matty Cash (left) challenges Adam Armstrong, whose goal was his second in three games for Blackburn

Joe Lolley's stunning strike earned Nottingham Forest a point against Blackburn Rovers and extended their unbeaten Championship run to nine matches.

Lolley found the bottom corner from more than 20 yards within two minutes of Adam Armstrong putting Rovers ahead after a swift counter-attack.

Both sides struggled to create chances in a lukewarm first half, but Armstrong's opener soon after the hour set up an entertaining final quarter.

Forest, who remain third, pushed for a winner that would have taken them to the top of the table.

But Rovers piled forward in the final 10 minutes, with Reds goalkeeper Brice Samba having to make a brilliant save from a Derrick Williams header and Joe Worrall forced into a couple of vital defensive interventions.

In a lively start at Ewood Park Forest could have been ahead inside a minute, but Lolley's near-post effort from Lewis Grabban's centre was deflected wide.

Rovers soon settled and a great run by Armstrong saw him beat three men and hit a decent 25-yard shot that was well gathered by keeper Samba on the bounce.

Armstrong's was one of just two efforts on target in a first half lacking quality and composure in the final third.

Thankfully that changed after the break, with both sides looking increasingly dangerous.

Ben Watson smashed a long-range effort just over the bar for the visitors, before Armstrong slotted Rovers ahead.

The striker ran on to a Bradley Dack through-ball and, although his cross was blocked by two scrambling Forest defenders, he was able to calmly slide the ball in at the near post for his second goal in three games.

But Forest were level within two minutes, when some patient build-up play saw Samba Sow eventually play the ball inside to Lolley, who skipped away from a defender and found the bottom corner from more than 20 yards.

Blackburn manager Tony Mowbray: "We have to find the balance each game if we can; the right combination of players.

"We're a work in progress, a lot of new players, a new team, and I think we'll get better and stronger as the season unfolds.

"Yes, we're disappointed we've only drawn at home, but we've put down a marker for where we are and if anyone was going to win that it was going to be us."

Nottingham Forest manager Sabri Lamouchi: "It's a good point. We started the game better than Blackburn but they finished much better than us, so a draw is logical for both teams.

"We can do better in the first half with one or two chances; the second half it was a good reaction to come back immediately and that's a positive sign for me for the future.

"Every single game is very tough. It was not easy, but it says a lot about the character of my players - they don't want to lose."