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Nottingham Forest knocked Newcastle United out of the League Cup with a dramatic 3-1 win at the City Ground.

Here’s how Sarah Clapson rated the Reds players.

Luke Steele: A relatively quiet evening for his full debut. Nevertheless, stayed alert throughout and looked pretty confident. Rating: 6/10

Sam Byram: A real shame to see the full-back forced off through injury as he had been excellent up to that point, causing Newcastle plenty of problems. Rating: 7/10

Danny Fox: Made some important challenges and helped limit the Premier League Magpies to few chances in front of goal. Rating: 7/10

Michael Hefele: Attacked every ball which came his way, at both ends of the pitch. Strong and commanding all evening. Put himself in contention to keep his place. Rating: 8/10

Jack Robinson: Some good breaks forward and worked hard defensively. Back four as a unit looked more solid than of late. Rating: 6/10

Liam Bridcutt: Given a chance to impress with his first appearance of the season. Looked a little rusty at times but otherwise tidy. Rating: 6/10

Ben Watson: A much better display from the Reds captain after Saturday’s outing against Birmingham. Helped protect the defence. Rating: 6/10

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Joao Carvalho: The Portuguese youngster’s class shone through with some moments of brilliance. Always looked dangerous on the ball. Rating: 8/10

Joe Lolley: Absolutely superb. Showed real quality and was a constant menace. As with Byram, a bitter blow to see him limp off with an injury. Rating: 8/10

Gil Dias: Dramatic late goal capped off a good performance. Tremendous work-rate saw him track back as well as put Newcastle under pressure. Rating: 7/10

Daryl Murphy: Good finish against his old club, for his second goal in as many games. Could have added to his tally with a few bright moments. Rating: 7/10

Subs

Tendayi Darikwa (for Byram, 39): Slotted into the back line and did his best to push forward. Rating: 6/10

Ben Osborn (for Lolley, 58): Looked very lively and contributed to some good attacking moves. Rating: 7/10

Matty Cash (for Carvalho, 82): Bagged what proved to be the winner with a great finish in added time. Rating: 7/10

Subs not used: Pantilimon, Figueiredo, Goncalves, Appiah.