Nottingham Forest deny ten-man Exeter on penalties after FA Cup fright

Nottingham Forest deny ten-man Exeter on penalties after FA Cup fright
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Nottingham Forest deny ten-man Exeter on penalties after FA Cup fright
Author: Phil Blanche
Published: Feb, 11 2025 23:37

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Nottingham Forest deny ten-man Exeter on penalties after FA Cup fright Exeter City 2-2 Nottingham Forest (Nottingham Forest win 4-2 on pens): The League One side very nearly knocked out the Premier League high-flyers.

Exeter debutant Ed Turns was handed a red card for a thigh-high challenge on Gibbs-White three minutes from time, but Forest had to settle for an extra 30 minutes after Jota Silva thundered a shot against the crossbar.

Nottingham Forest survived a huge FA Cup scare against 10-man Exeter City to win a penalty shoot-out after drawing 2-2 at St James Park.

Nuno's team sheet offered real hope to Exeter - 59 places below Forest on the football ladder - that they could replicate the giant-killing success of their Devon neighbours Plymouth, who had shocked Premier League leaders Liverpool on Sunday.

Forest, third in the Premier League and the highest-ranked team left in the FA Cup, will now play Ipswich at home in round five.

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