Brennan Johnson’s two equalisers enabled Nottingham Forest to extend their unbeaten home record to nine matches in the Premier League and deny Everton the first away win since October that would have lifted them out of the bottom three.
The Nottingham-born striker, now with nine goals this season, almost curled in a late winner on a day when Forest stayed four points above the relegation zone. “He only wants to get better,” Steve Cooper, his manager, said. “He’s on an upward curve and he’s performing really well. He’s getting the numbers. I don’t mind saying positive things about Bren because he’s always working hard and looking to improve. He loves the club, grew up round the corner so it’s great to see him banging two in today.”
