Nottingham Forest 2-2 Everton: Demarai Gray, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Brennan Johnson score

Brennan Johnson scored twice for Nottingham Forest to salvage a point against Everton, who missed the chance to move out of the Premier League relegation zone.

The visitors had led twice but the draw leaves them in the bottom three on goal difference behind Leeds United.

In an electrifying contest, Demarai Gray put Everton ahead from the penalty spot following Jonjo Shelvey's trip on Dwight McNeil.

But Forest were soon level. Toffees keeper Jordan Pickford parried out Morgan Gibbs-White's shot and Johnson coolly slotted in at the near post.

Abdoulaye Doucoure restored Everton's lead by nodding in from close range before half-time, but Johnson's delightful curler into the top corner with 13 minutes remaining earned a point for the hosts.

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Nottingham Forest

Squad number12Player nameNavas

Squad number24Player nameAurier

Squad number4Player nameWorrall

Squad number38Player nameFelipe

Squad number32Player nameRenan Lodi

Squad number6Player nameShelvey

Squad number23Player nameFreuler

Squad number8Player nameColback

Squad number20Player nameJohnson

Squad number10Player nameGibbs-White

Squad number39Player nameWood

Squad number22Player nameYates

Squad number25Player nameDennis

Squad number34Player nameA Ayew

Everton

Squad number1Player namePickford

Squad number23Player nameColeman

Squad number5Player nameKeane

Squad number2Player nameTarkowski

Squad number22Player nameGodfrey

Squad number17Player nameIwobi

Squad number16Player nameDoucouré

Squad number27Player nameGueye

Squad number8Player nameOnana

Squad number7Player nameMcNeil

Squad number11Player nameGray

Squad number20Player nameMaupay

Squad number26Player nameDavies

Line-ups

Nottm Forest

Formation 4-3-2-1

12Navas

24Aurier4Worrall38Felipe32Lodi

6Shelvey23Freuler8Colback

20Johnson10Gibbs-White

39Wood

Substitutes

Everton

Formation 4-5-1

1Pickford

23Coleman5Keane2Tarkowski22Godfrey

17Iwobi16Doucouré27Gueye8Onana7McNeil

11Gray

Substitutes

Live Text

Match ends, Nottingham Forest 2, Everton 2.

Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 2, Everton 2.

Attempt blocked. Serge Aurier (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Tom Davies (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Emmanuel Dennis (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Tom Davies (Everton).

Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Amadou Onana (Everton).

Corner, Everton. Conceded by Joe Worrall.

Felipe (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Tom Davies (Everton).

Substitution, Everton. Tom Davies replaces Alex Iwobi.

Substitution, Everton. Neal Maupay replaces Demarai Gray.

Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Everton).

Attempt missed. Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.

André Ayew (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton).

Attempt saved. André Ayew (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.

Foul by Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest).

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