Nottingham Forest exited the Carabao Cup at the second round stage for the second successive season, losing 4-3 to Newcastle on penalties. After Carlos Miguel saved Joelinton’s spot-kick, it looked as though Forest were in the ascendency – but misses from Ibrahim Sangare and Taiwo Awoniyi saw the Reds fall at the first hurdle. However, this wasn’t a night for being miserable. Eddie Howe – desperate to win something at Newcastle – played a strong side, whilst Nuno Espirito Santo chose to shuffle his pack. There were some really positive performances from a Forest perspective. So much so, that E…
