Eric Lichaj: Nottingham Forest defender signs new contract

Nottingham Forest defender Eric Lichaj has signed a new contract with the Championship side.

The 29-year-old, who scored twice in the 4-2 win over Arsenal in the FA Cup third round, has agreed a deal which keeps him at the club until June 2019.

The American, whose goalscoring exploits led to a successful online campaign to get him a pet dog, joined the Reds from Aston Villa in June 2013.

Lichaj has played 182 games for Forest, scoring six goals.

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Forest, who are 14th in the table, play Aston Villa on Saturday - their first match under new manager Aitor Karanka.

The 44-year-old Spaniard, who replaced Mark Warburton as boss on Monday, has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract.