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Takes a wicked deflection to wrong-foot the keeper But on the stroke of half-time, Scott Wharton headed in a free-kick from brother Adam to level. Instead, it was all-square as they were left to rue not making the most of a glut of chances.

Marks out of ten after Blackburn Rovers' fourth-round Carabao Cup tie with Nottingham Forest.

A few flicks and tricks but couldn't help find a route back into the match. Didn't offer Mola much defensive support in the first half and wasn't effective in the final third. Faded in the second half as Forest kept him out of the game. Gave the ball away sloppily in the build-up to the penalty but delivered a peach of a ball for his brother to head in. Looked a little overrun in the first 25 minutes but got to grips with the midfield better after that. Then powered in a good header and was better in the second half. Pulled off several really clever saves, in particular denying Lingard and Johnson in the second half. With that, Rovers bow out at the fourth-round stage after a memorable run in the competition. There were appeals for offside as he muscled behind Wharton but the flag stayed down and he raced clear to finish past Pears. However, Forest stepped up their tempo in the second half and, backed by a huge away crowd of over 6,000, regained the lead. The latter crossed for Taiwo Awoniyi but his effort went just wide before Johnson scampered away from Wharton but blazed over. The Welshman picked himself up to send Pears the wrong way and make it 1-0.

In the 2022-23 Carabao Cup final, Blackburn Rovers will play Nottingham Forest at Ewood Park on Wednesday night. After defeating Bradford City in the second ...

In all competitions, Blackburn has won three of their last four games. However, they are currently enjoying their best tournament run in a decade and will be looking to put their skills to the test this week against another Premier League team. After defeating Bradford City in the second round, the home team started their cup run by defeating Hartlepool United 4-0 at home.

Jesse Lingard and Brennan Johnson both impressed as Nottingham Forest beat Blackburn Rovers 4-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup.

He picked himself up and sent Pears the wrong way to put Forest 1-0 up. Forest finally put the tie to bed with just over 10 minutes remaining when Lingard slipped through Awoniyi to coolly finish and Johnson’s drilled effort with the last kick of the game made it four to dump the Championship side out of the competition. Lingard put the away side back in front with a deflected free-kick and the visitors wrapped things up with two goals in the final 10 minutes to send Forest through to the last eight.

Report and free match highlights from Ewood Park as Brennan Johnson scored twice, alongside Jesse Lingard and Taiwo Awoniyi as Nottingham Forest secured ...

"For the young players, they will learn from playing a Premier League club. We should never have been in that situation in the first place." He picked himself up and sent Pears the wrong way to put Forest 1-0 up. "I thought he was excellent tonight, he was the real threat in the game and he took the penalty really well, he committed to his technique and decision so he looked clinical. The Reds looked the brighter of the two sides on their return to competitive action for the first time since November 12 and Johnson had the first chance of the game five minutes in when he was set free with acres of space down the right but drilled his effort straight at Pears. Lingard put the away side back in front with a deflected free-kick and the visitors wrapped things up with two goals in the final 10 minutes to send Forest through to the last eight.