Half time: Forest 0 Newcastle 0

74 mins Joelinton played a short pass infield from the United left to Bruno Guimaraes, occupying a central position just inside his own half. He immediately pushed the ball forward to the unattended Jacob Ramsey, who turned and picked out the onrushing Harvey Barnes in one flowing movement.

Shrugging off the attentions of Morato, Barnes fired a rising shot into the net from 15 yards out at the Bridgford End before celebrating with the away support as he had in this game last season. 1-0

88 mins A speculative ball from out on the Forest right was directed towards Chris Wood inside the United box under pressure Lewis Hall and played away from goal past Lorenzo Lucca, who ran to retrieve possession then turned back towards goal before leaving it on the instruction of Elliot Anderson, arriving from a deep position.

Anderson pushed the ball forward to James McAtee on the left side of the area before collecting the pass as it was played infield to avoid the covering Sven Botman. Anderson's run wasn't tracked fully by Bruno and Hall was helpless to prevent Anderson firing a left-footed shot beyond Nick Pope and into the far side of the net. The goalscorer briefly received treatment from a colleague for cramp before directing a clenched fist salute towards home supporters behind the goal. 1-1

Full time: Forest 1 Newcastle 1

Eddie Howe said:

"It's a decent performance but when you group everything that's happened to us this season, it's another game that we feel we should've won and we haven't.

"Already we're starting to digest why we didn't - lessons to learn, things to improve. We dominated for large periods and should've scored more than one and then paid the price at the end.

"He's such a good player and he has goals in him - he has done well for us historically off the bench. He has done well when he's started too and he's an outstanding player. Took his goal well and that gives Harvey a great chance to start the next game."

Winless in all three games against United including his stint at Wolves, Vitor Perreira said:

"In the end I have reasons to be happy. Three games, very tough without time to recover and time to prepare in the proper way. It was very difficult but the players showed the spirit, the character, and in the end they want to score a second goal.

"I have to be honest that one point, in this moment of the season, is a good point with the players that we have injured at the moment. Difficult to find solutions and the players from the bench went in with spirit to help the team and try to score and I'm very happy with that.

"The character of these players - a special group. They believe even after we conceded the goal that we can score. We did, and maybe, had a chance to score a second. This is the spirit I want in my team.

"Now it's time to recover mentally and physically. Thanks to the supporters because they helped us a lot. We're looking to the future with belief and we know that next season will be good for us.

"It was a very tough week for us. We started with a win against Chelsea (on Monday) and then we didn’t really have time to prepare for a semi-final away from home (Aston Villa on Thursday) and it was a very difficult game, but we are mentally strong and we came back to face a strong team, although we didn’t have full energy because we had some difficult days after the Europa League.

"The character and the belief of these players is fantastic, the supporters helped us a lot and in the end we deserved the point. After we equalised we gave everything to try and get the win.

"Before the game I said to the players to keep our future in our hands. In the end, if you look at the circumstances of the week, I think it was a good point and what we deserved.

"The supporters help us a lot and in the end we deserved the point. Once it was 1-1 they gave everything to try and score a second goal and I am very happy with the players that came on from the bench. They gave everything to support the team."

"It was the magic of McAtee and Elliot. He has faced a very difficult time but he is a talented player with very strong character and he runs until the last metre. He helped us a lot. We have a lot of character in the group and I think we deserved at least a draw.”

On the future of goalscorer Elliot Anderson:

"It’s difficult for me, and everybody, to understand what he is feeling inside of him. I believe that he is honouring his mother, going inside the pitch and running until the last metre, until the last breath.

"I cannot say, I don’t have the answer. I know he deserves the top of the world.

"I know that he’s our player, and we need to enjoy him because I have worked with the top talent players, but to find a top player with this character is not easy.

“I’m not thinking about the next season. I’m thinking about finishing this season in the best position that we can. In the warm-up, my assistants, they said to me, ‘Elliot is on fire today’. Every time that he shot on goal, he scored.

"He had the funeral of his mother two days ago, I didn’t speak with him, but I believe that he wants to honour his mother with a goal. I believe that’s why he tried until the last minute to score a goal, because this is the way that he found to go on the pitch and to give everything to play for.”