Frustration for Nottingham Forest as Blackburn Rovers claim three points

Nottingham Forest slipped up once again on Saturday as Blackburn Rovers ran out 2-1 winners at the City Ground.
Joe Rothwell (left) celebrates after scoring.Joe Rothwell (left) celebrates after scoring.
Joe Rothwell (left) celebrates after scoring.

The result leaves Forest in 11th place, eight points off the play-off places with four games to play.

It was a third consecutive defeat for Forest, Joe Rothwell and Danny Graham netting in the first-half to give Rovers a 2-0 half-time lead.

Elliott Bennett diverted Ryan Yates' header into his own net in the second-half, but Forest were unable to claim an equaliser.