Wanderers (4-3-3)

JUSSI JAASKELAINEN ... 7

Got away with a rare handling mistake

LEAM RICHARDSON ... 7

His enthusiasm is heartwarming

BRUNO N'GOTTY ... 8

No-nonsense defending, effective on set plays

COLIN HENDRY ... 7

His first full 90 minutes of the season!

SIMON CHARLTON ... 7

Maintained his high standards

NICKY SOUTHALL ... 8

Impressive stuff in midfield

KEVIN NOLAN ... 6

Kept Bart-Williams in check

DJIBRIL DIAWARA ... 6

Laid back but with flashes of inspiration

ROD WALLACE ... 7

Another big impact from the little fella

IAN MARSHALL ... 6

The 'old man' ran himself into the ground

BO HANSEN ... 7

Dashing and determined to make his mark

Subs: Dean Holdsworth (6) for Marshall 65 minutes, David Norris for Diawara 80 minutes, Michael Ricketts for Wallace 84 minutes. Not used: Whitlow, Nishizawa.

Nottingham Forest (4-4-2): Ward; Louis-Jean, Scimeca, Hjelde, Brennan; Gray, Prutton, Bart-Williams, Rogers; Johnson, Lester. Subs: Harewood for Johnson 71 minutes, Reid for Rogers 71 minutes, Bopp for Gray 71 minutes. Not used: Edwards, Roche.

Referee: Michael Dean (Wirral).

Attendance: 6,881.

Goal: Wallace 3 minutes.

Shots/headers on target: Wanderers 4, Forest 2.

Corners: Wanderers 5, Forest 7.

Fouls committed: Wanderers 10, Forest 15.

Offsides: Wanderers 3, Forest 2.

MAN OF THE MATCH

Nicky Southall

AFTER a couple of false starts when a hamstring injury proved a nuisance, he got into his stride with a fluent performance on a night when others struggled to get the better of the conditions.

MOAN OF THE MATCH

FOREST left the Reebok bemoaning the fact that David Johnson and Jack Lester missed copper-bottomed chances that could at least have taken the game into extra time.

MAGIC MOMENT

SOUTHALL'S shot and Ward's one-handed save in the eighth minute was an object lesson in opportunism by a midfielder with an eye for the main chance and agility from a goalkeeper who had his wits about him.

KICK BY KICK

GOAL!

3 minutes : Hansen floats a free kick to the back post, N'Gotty nods down and Wallace darts in to head home from close range.

8 minutes Southall spies a chance and shoots from 30 yards only to be denied by Ward's one-handed save.

10 minutes Jaaskelainen saves well from Lester as Wanderers are stretched at the back.

20 minutes : Ward is on hand again, preventing a Marshall header from squeezing in at the foot of the post.

22 minutes : Johnson beats offside appeals, Jaaskelainen races out of his area and is relieved as the Forest man fails to take advantage.

31 minutes : N'Gotty makes his presence felt again, heading Hansen's corner narrowly wide.

33 minutes : More offside appeals are ignored as Louis-Jean breaks on the right ... Johnson misses the target.

45 minutes : Jaaskelainen does well to deny Prutton an equaliser on the stroke of half time.

HT: Wanderers 1 Forest 0

50 minutes

Caught in possession, Richardson is relieved to see Prutton's shot skid narrowly wide.

55 minutes Hansen's curling right-footer gives Ward an anxious moment, drifting dangerously near to his left hand post.

80 minutes : Ward shows his class again, going full-length to palm away Holdsworth's powerful, swerving free kick.

83 minutes Lester misses the target from four yards with Wanderers caught napping as Harewood cashes in on a rare handling mistake by Jaaskelainen.

Full-time:

Wanderers 1 Forest 0