Getting the right balance between attack and defence is a must for Nottingham Forest in their remaining games.
Centre-back Joe Worrall takes encouragement from Saturday’s first half at Villa Park, when Aston Villa were generally kept at arm’s length. Up until the error from Jonjo Shelvey which led to the hosts’ opener after the break, the Reds’ game-plan had been working.
They had also looked threatening on the counterattack but couldn’t make it count and ended the match having registered just two shots on target. The 2-0 defeat made it nine without a win for Forest and saw them drop into the relegation zone.
