Luton Town surged back from 2-0 down late on at Nottingham Forest to draw 2-2 at the City Ground on Saturday.
Chris Wood struck twice in the second half to put Forest in a commanding position as Anthony Elanga set up Wood to dink home and then sent in a brilliant cross for Wood to head home a second as Forest were cruising.
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But Chiedozie Ogbene set up a tense finish late on as he smashed home from a set piece into the box to make it 2-1.
Then Elijah Adebayo drilled home in the 92nd minute to make it 2-2 and sent the away fans wild.
Forest have now drawn four of their nine games this season and three in a row, while Luton have picked up five points from their last five games and are really finding their feet in the Premier League.
Luton have a real chance of Premier League survival
This is what you have to do if you want to stay in the Premier League. After scrapping away for 76 minutes, Luton found themselves 2-0 down at Forest. Did they give up? Nope. Just when Forest started to act like they had the three points in the bag, Luton poured forward. They got the first and then the second and could have even won it as Rob Edwards’ side truly never give up. It’s a cliche but you need that mentality if you want to stay in the Premier League. Luton know they’re up against it and everyone’s favorites to go down. Well, they’re not going to go down without a fight and this kind of result and performance proves they can hang in there. They fight for everything and are ugly and horrible to play against. They got a goal from a set piece to spark the comeback and they are a truly humble bunch. The main reason Luton can stay up is that they truly know what they are as a team and they’re all in. That is what it is all about and they totally deserved their comeback point at Forest.
Nottingham Forest vs Luton player ratings
From our friends at FotMob.com, you can see Wood, Elanga and Gibbs-White all excelled for Forest. Ogbene, Lockyer and Kaminski were the standouts for Luton as they surged back.
What’s next?
Forest head to Liverpool on Sunday, Oct. 29. Luton head to Aston Villa on the same day.
How to watch Nottingham Forest vs Luton live, stream link, start time
Kick off: 10am ET, Saturday (Nov. 21)
TV Channel: Peacock
Online: Watch on Peacock Premium
Nottingham Forest 2-2 Luton - GOALLL! Adebayo, 92nd minute
They’ve done it! Luton have been flying late on and the ball finds its way to Adebayo and he drills home. Cue wild scenes of celebration in the away end.
Nottingham Forest 2-1 Luton - GOALLL! Ogbene, 83rd minute
Hang on to your Hatters (see what I did there?). Chiedozie Ogbene finishes from a set piece and Luton have hope heading into the final few minutes.
Nottingham Forest 2-0 Luton - GOALLL! Chris Wood, 76th minute
Wood scores again as he heads home and that should be that.
Nottingham Forest 1-0 Luton - GOALLL! Chris Wood, 48th minute
Anthony Elanga runs towards goal and the ball rolls towards Chris Wood who is clean through and dinks home to make it 1-0.
Nottingham Forest lineup
☝️ One change from #CRYNFO.
— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) October 21, 2023
🔁 Elanga into the XI.
Our line-up to take on @LutonTown.
📋 #NFOLUT
Luton Town lineup
Two changes for your Hatters. ✌️ pic.twitter.com/JIaxZswg9l
— Luton Town FC (@LutonTown) October 21, 2023
Focus on Nottingham Forest, injury news
Forest are focusing on becoming a Premier League mainstay and they are certainly going about it the right way. Defensively they’ve improved dramatically and although that has meant giving up a little of their attacking creativity, it will be worth it in the long run. Morgan Gibbs-White and Callum Hudson-Odoi are tasked with providing a spark in attack, while Ibrahim Sangare has been a brilliant addition in central midfield. Injuries haven’t been kind to Forest so far this season with Ola Aina, Taiwo Awoniyi, Danilo, Felipe, Serge Aurier, Gonzalo Montiel and Nuno Tavares all struggling to make this game.
OUT: Danilo (thigh), Gonzalo Montiel (calf), Felipe (knee) | QUESTIONABLE: Taiwo Awoniyi (groin), Nuno Tavares (groin), Ola Aina (undisclosed), Serge Aurier (groin)
Focus on Luton Town, injury newss
The Hatters have four points on the board so far and could have had a few more if they’d taken big chances when they have arrived. Luton look the most likely of the newly-promoted teams to stay in the Premier League and getting wins in games like this is going to be crucial if they want to stay up. But injuries are starting to pile up for the Hatters with Amari’i Bell, Mads Andersen and Albert Sambi Lokonga joining Dan Potts, Jordan Clark and Gabriel Osho in the treatment room.
OUT: Jordan Clark (undisclosed), Dan Potts (undisclosed), Mads Andersen (hamstring), Albert Sambi Lokonga (thigh), Amari’i Bell (hamstring) | QUESTIONABLE: Gabriel Osho (knee)