Forest struck the third level exeter on sanctions after huge FA Cup fright

Nottingham Forest survived a tremendous afraid of beating 10-man Exeter on sanctions after a 2-2 draw on Tuesday, creating an all-premier League FA Cup fifth round clash against Ipswich.

Chris Wood, Morgan Gibbs-White and Elliot Anderson all scored from the scene before colleague replaces Neco Williams wrapped a marathon binding with the last kick in the competition at. 23:03 GMT.

Josh Magennis and Tony Yogane were on target for the third level exeter, but replacement goalkeeper Matz Sels saved Reece Cole’s bad punishment, and Angus Macdonald hit the crossbar when the forest was prevalent 4-2.

Magennis scored twice for Exeter in normal time and gave the league one side an early lead and then equalized at the start of the other period.

Ramon Sosa and Taiwo Awoniyi, who left the action in stopping time on a stretcher after being adhered to by medicine for a long period, scored for Forest, third in the Premier League.

Exeter-DeButant ED-turn was handed over a red card to a thigh-high challenge on Gibbs-white three minutes from time, but Forest had to settle for another 30 minutes after Jota Silva thundered a shot at the crossbar.

Forest Boss Nuno Espirito Santo took the opportunity to rest almost all of his regular start XI after his team spent the week away at a warm breathing camp in Dubai.

Brazilian midfielder Danilo was the only survivor of the side who had destroyed Brighton 7-0 at the beginning of the match.

Magennis gave Exeter a dream start in the fifth minute when Carlos Miguel spilled Demetri Mitchell’s efforts at his feet.

Ten minutes later, Ibrahim Sangare spied Sosa, and Paraguayan found the net where Awoniyi put forest ahead in the 37th minute.

Exeter equalized five minutes after reboot as MAGENNIS rose highest in one corner to force Miguel into a point-blank rescue.

MAGENNIS was on rebound on a flash, and Willy Boly turned it into his own net from a post.

It was one-way traffic for extra time, and wood was twice denied by Exeter goalkeeper Joe Whitworth when the forest was taken all the way.

“It was a tough game,” Nuno told ITV.

He added, “We started in a bad way, but the answer was good. We had another setback after half time and it became so difficult. Credit to Exeter. I’m glad we are going through.”

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