Nottingham Forest were knocked out of the FA Cup at the third round stage as they were thumped 4-1 by Championship Blackpool at Bloomfield Road.
With head coach Steve Cooper having named a completely different XI to the one which toppled Southampton in midweek, it was perhaps little surprise that the visitors took a while to get going. And they found themselves a goal down at the break.
Sloppy defending saw Marvin Ekpiteta poke home with 18 minutes gone, after CJ Hamilton caused problems down the left and a cross was not dealt with. The Reds mounted a response, though, and should at least have been on level terms by the interval.
