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Matt Lee

Nottingham Forest fans say the same thing as 'agent Lyle' opens account against Derby

Nottingham Forest fans are all saying the same thing after Lyle Taylor opened his Birmingham City account against a familiar opponent.

Taylor has joined the Blues on a loan deal until the end of the season having fallen down the pecking order under Steve Cooper at the City Ground.

The 31-year-old has found playing time hard to come by this season. He has made 20 appearances for the Reds so far this season, but the vast majority have come from the substitutes' bench and he has scored only three goals this term.

It means he has scored just seven goals in 57 league appearances for Forest since arriving at the City Ground in August 2020.

It is almost a re-run of history for the 31-year-old given Taylor's first goal in the Garibaldi came against Derby County, and he has now done the same for Birmingham City.

Just seven minutes into his Blues debut, Taylor dispatched a fine low shot into the bottom left corner to open the scoring for the away side.

Scott Hogan doubled Birmingham's lead shortly before the hour-mark, but Luke Plange's goal on 87 minutes sparked a revival for Wayne Rooney's side before Krystian Bielik's over-head kick salvaged a point.

Here's what some Nottingham Forest fans said as Lyle Taylor scored his first goal for Birmingham City...

Julie Burrows: He looked like he thoroughly enjoyed putting that one away against the Sheep. Go get 'em Lyle

Richard Leonard: Shame he couldn’t do it a bit more for forest

Steven Miskelly: Great lad, glad to see him on the scoresheet. Do well Lyle and come back to Forest to fight for your spot

Marcus Fish: Absolute quality,can’t make it up

Paul Stamp: I never celebrated another teams goal so.much lol

Ryan Storer: See the difference in his play between forest smashing it up to him solo and Birmingham playing across goal in a front 2

Hampton Wallace: Agent Lyle

Raymond Buchanan: Could be back for the play-offs

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