Nottingham Forest player ratings as Liam Delap impresses in Spurs stalemate | OneFootball

Nottingham Forest’s wait for a first win continued with a 0-0 draw against Tottenham at the City Ground, where Neco Williams saw a second-half header ruled out for handball after a VAR check.

Oliver Glasner gave summer signing Liam Delap his first start as the hosts steadied after a scrappy opening. Nottingham Post notes James McAtee topped the player ratings with 8/10, with Delap earning 7/10 on his full debut.

Spurs threatened from a flurry of early corners and, on 17 minutes, Omar Marmoush dragged wide when clean through on Matz Sels. Forest responded as McAtee and Murillo had sights of goal, then Jair Cunha’s fierce strike from distance flashed just over.

Before the break Morgan Gibbs-White was released by a delightful Delap pass but shot straight at Antonin Kisnsky, the offside flag sparing him, with replays suggesting it was tight.

With a little over 20 minutes left Williams made sure Gibbs-White’s clipped effort crossed the line, only for VAR to deem the ball had struck his hand. The City Ground voiced its displeasure as Sels marked his 100th Forest appearance with a clean sheet.

Ola Aina, Xaver Schlager, Murillo, Cunha and Delap were all given 7/10, while Neco Williams matched that. Matz Sels and Nikola Milenkovic received 6/10, Morgan Gibbs-White 6.5/10, and Dan Ndoye 5/10.

Debutant Daniel Munoz featured from the bench, Igor Jesus impressed for 7/10, with Chris Wood and Ousmane Diomande both 6/10. Murillo appeared to be struggling late on, prompting a brief outing for Diomande.

Source: Nottingham Post

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