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Matt Abbott

Inside the Nottingham Forest dressing room after Brighton draw as silence broken

A trio of Nottingham Forest defenders have taken to social media to make their verdicts on the goalless draw against Brighton and Hove Albion public.

It was a robust defensive performance for the Reds on the south coast, which was rewarded with just a second Premier League clean sheet of the season and the first earned away from home. The only other occasion that Forest kept their opponents scoreless was during the 3-0 win in the Carabao Cup second round away against League Two side Grimsby Town.

Head coach Steve Cooper had made a tweak to the backline for the meeting with Brighton, too, with Neco Williams moved across to left-back for the first time from the start since signing this summer. Serge Aurier also returned on the right, and both full-backs took to Instagram afterwards to share their thoughts.

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Williams, who also spoke at length in east Sussex after the match, posted the following message on his story: "A point and clean sheet to build on. Thanks for your support, Reds."

His fellow full-back Aurier also shared a similar sentiment. "The work continues," he tweeted. "Very good point. Thanks, see you Saturday."

Giulian Biancone also made a rare foray onto Twitter after making just a second league appearance of the season as a replacement for the substitute Harry Toffolo, who had previously come on in place of Aurier but lasted only just over a quarter of an hour before being withdrawn with an injury. It outing also came just days after an account appearing to be the player's brother made clear that the defender was "fighting every day" to give 100 per cent for Forest.

"A good away point," the post reads, which was retweeted by the club's official account. "Very happy to have had a few minutes in the legs... see you Saturday at home."

What did you make of the Brighton performance? Have your say in the comments...

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