Defender Moussa Niakhate has vowed to put his handball error behind him as Nottingham Forest prepare for a decisive run-in in their bid to stay up.
It was not the return to action the summer signing had hoped for on Friday night as he made his comeback from a hamstring injury. Out on the pitch for the first time since August, and making only his third appearance for the Reds, he conceded a penalty in the dying moments against Newcastle United.
Alexander Isak took the opportunity and bagged his second of the night from the spot to claim all three points for the Magpies, after Emmanuel Dennis had opened the scoring for the hosts. Niakhate says he “takes full responsibility”, with the 2-1 defeat leaving Forest without a win in six, but he is eager to come back stronger after the international break.
