Henry Liston
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All the talk before the game was the run that Forest have been on to climb the table but as it stands it is Middlesbrough who are going fifth.

Lyle Taylor is on for Forest as Lewis Grabban makes way. A switch to the strikers.

They could have had Pele and Ronaldo up front today to be fair, and still be 2-0 down.

If Blackpool are going to win this one, it'll be with 10 men.

Jordan Gabriel follows up his injury time booking with a second to be sent off.

Huddersfield have sent on Jordan Rhodes for Scott High in their bid to square things up.

Boro have been on the back foot in the past few minutes but showed they are still well in the contest a moment ago.

It was good football around the Forest box from Boro, the ball was played into Andraz Sporar who does well to swivel and flash a near-post effort into the side netting.

Just a few inches to the left and that would have been two.

Huddersfield come close again, and Danny Ward is the figure in the box who connects with a Sorba Thomas cross but the save is made by Dan Grimshaw.

Forest have woken up here and are finally making some claims.

Xande Silva shows quicksilver feet to skip down the left but his cross was cleared.

Joe Worrall strode forward, and after slipping the ball wide to Brennan Johnson, continued a run into the box to meet his teammate's cross but put it over.

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No let up in the end-to-end feel at Huddersfield, where it is open and frenetic.

Still, Blackpool lead.

Finally, Forest get a chance, a genuine chance, and it should be a leveller. But it's not and Phillip Zinckernagel is the man to waste it.

Brennan Johnson latches onto a sloppy Paddy McNair header, and races toward goal. He gets to the byline and cuts it back, but Zinckernagel is leaning back and skies it.

Really poor. Poor enough to earn him the hook as Xande Silva comes on.

Middlesbrough have had 26 touches in the Forest area. Conversely, Forest have had TWO in Boro's 18-yard box.

Back out at the JSS, where Huddersfield are trailing.

How much will the loss of Tom Lees be costly? We shall see.

It's just not happening for the visitors. Forest stride on with Lewis Grabban driving at the heart of the Boro side with numbers flooding forward in suppoort.

However, Grabban tries to slip the ball wide right to pick out a team-mate but puts it straight out of play. Plenty of wailing and teeth gnashing from the Forest contingent.

Then, Boro attack, the ball is played back to Andraz Sporar on the edge of the box but his thumping effort is blocked by Scott McKenna.

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It's all level in the battle of the bottom two as Scunthorpe have equalised early in the second half against Oldham through Ryan Loft

Elsewhere, Hartlepool have extended their lead at Mansfield.

Shrewsbury, who are looking for their first away win of the season, have taken the lead away to Fleetwood through Ryan Bowman.

Forest have switched to a 4-4-2 now in a bid to take Boro on, but the visitors remain on the back foot.

Joao Carvalho has been introduced to try to wrest some control and bring some incision to the attack.

However, Boro are playing around Forest rather than through them and the wide threat has been outstanding.

Brennan Johnson tries to get down the Boro right, but he's muscled out of it and left on the floor by Anfernee Dijksteel.

The frustration is palpable on the face of the young Wales international.

Boro come out of the blocks again with ferocity, winning a corner which Matt Crooks tries to flick into a dangerous area, but Forest get it clear.

The Reds midfield has been overrun and out-thought so far. They need to get some control. Boro have been really sharp.

Back underway at the Riverside.

Forest have made a change, Joao Carvalho replacing Tobias Figueiredo.

As it stands Oldham are climbing out of the League Two drop-zone, leading bottom side Scunthorpe 1-0.

Hartlepool are ahead away at Mansfield and Tranmere are in front at home to Barrow.

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