Nottingham Forest's defending against Fulham has been described as 'school boy' by former England and Manchester City defender Micah Richards on Match of the Day.
Three goals were conceded in the space of six second-half minutes after Tosin headed home unmarked from a corner before a pair of strikes from Fulham midfielders João Palhinha and Harrison Reed were enough to complete the opposition's comeback after Taiwo Awoniyi's opener. Lewis O'Brien also scored but it ultimately proved to be nothing more than a consolation goal that wasn't enough to make up for the Reds ' defensive deficiencies.
Head coach Steve Cooper 's side have now conceded 17 goals in their first seven games back in the top flight. Only their other opponents this month, Bournemouth (19), and their next adversaries, Leicester City (22), have conceded more in the Premier League
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Richards was far from pleased with the defending for the third goal scored by Reed. Analysing what ended up being the winner, the player-turned-pundit said: "This is the worst one."
"He’s appealing, [Ryan] Yates, there, but he’s left [Bobby] De Cordova-Reid in behind him. They actually get into a really good shape because you’re thinking, 'there's not much danger. Four versus two.'
"Yes, they have another man running in, but this from [Scott] McKenna and [Renan] Lodi is schoolboy stuff. You can see Reed there, but, for some reason, Lodi wants to go in front of McKenna and leave the space behind him when all they have to do is talk.
"McKenna can take Willian, and Lodi can take Reed at the back post. This is the basics of football."
Yates was put under the spotlight after he was blocked off at a corner to allow Tosin a free header, before failing to close down quickly enough for the second goal.
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