Nottingham Forest head coach Steve Cooper thought the Reds "fell short" in their performance at Newcastle United on Saturday - but says they will "live and learn". Forest lost 2-0 at St James' Park after second half strikes from Fabian Schar and Callum Wilson.
The home side dominated possession and had 23 attempts with 10 on target compared to Forest's five attempts with none on target. Cooper had named six players making their professional debut for the club in his starting XI, and brought on two more later in the game.
Forest did enjoy a spell of possession with around 20 minutes to go, but Wilson's neat chip late on took the wind out of Forest's sails after Schar broke the deadlock in the 58th minute with a sensational 25 yard strike. Cooper wanted to see more from the Reds in the defeat though, and did not think his side were good enough at bringing the front three into play.
