Brennan Johnson’s late goal earns Nottingham Forest a first point

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Derby County 1 Nottingham Forest 1
Brennan Johnson eased some of the pressure on manager Chris Hughton with a late strike that earned Nottingham Forest a 1-1 draw at rivals Derby.
Forest were heading for a fifth league defeat until Brennan fired home eight minutes from the end.
Hughton’s team had been second best after Tom Lawrence gave Derby an early lead but improved in the second half to secure their first point of the season.
Forest were boosted by the return of Joe Worrall but their defence was breached after 11 minutes to the delight of the Derby fans.
Derby escaped when Lyle Taylor failed to punish a poor back pass and minutes later they broke quickly to catch Forest with a Craig Forsyth ball over the top which Lawrence brought down before firing low past Brice Samba from just inside the area.
Cardiff City 1 Bristol City 2
Andreas Weimann was the Bristol City hero as Mick McCarthy’s Cardiff were beaten 2-1 in an entertaining Severnside derby in the Welsh capital.
Weimann scored twice – an opportunistic effort followed by a splendid volleyed winner – as Cardiff lost for the first time in the Championship this season.
Daniel Bentley’s own goal had put Cardiff back on terms and the visitors withstood late pressure to secure a victory that was fully merited and moves them within a point of the Bluebirds.

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