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Nottingham Forest’s Chris Wood finds something extra to beat Blackpool

Chris Wood taps in Nottingham Forest’s extra-time winner against Blackpool
Chris Wood taps in Nottingham Forest’s extra-time winner against Blackpool. Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images/Reuters

It is easy to see why Nuno Espírito Santo does not like replays after his Nottingham Forest were pushed all the way for a place in the FA Cup fourth round by their League One opponents Blackpool until Chris Wood’s extra-time winner.

It was a case of roles reversed as Forest gave up a two-goal lead on this occasion, as Blackpool had done in the original tie. Ten days ago Forest started slowly to risk the chance of an upset but they dominated the first hour of the replay, looking to be in little trouble of a repeat struggle until Albie Morgan and Kyle Joseph brought the score level to force extra time.

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