NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1 (Moussi 90)
BARNSLEY 0

GUY Moussi's last gasp winner denied the Reds a deserved point at the City Ground.

Reds boss Mark Robins again made changes despite Saturday's win at Doncaster with Anderson de Silva returning in midfield and Nathan Doyle dropping to the bench. Barnsley were chasing a first four game winning run since Paul Hart's days in 2004 after victories against West Brom, Ipswich Town and Doncaster Rovers.

The Reds were gifted a great chance to open the scoring with just two minutes on the clock when Wes Morgan needlessly clattered through Anderson right on the edge of the box. Iain Hume curled a brilliant free kick over the wall and left Lee Camp rooted to the spot and the ball smacked the cross bar but flew over the top.

A trip on Adam Hammill two minutes later gave Hume another chance to fire a free kick into the danger area but this time Ryan Shotton could not keep his header on target from 14 yards. It was a great, positive start for the Reds leaving Forest struggling to cope although Paul Anderson did his best to lift the home crowd on five minutes as he raced in from the right flank but his shot was weak and easy for Luke Steele.

Barnsley were incisive and penetrative in attack and Jon Macken linked up well with Hume on eight minutes as Forest looked shaky at the back again. This time Hume could not control his volley and the ball skipped a couple of feet wide of the post.

Forest had a shout for a penalty waved away on ten minutes when Anderson dropped tot he ground under a challenge with Darren Moore as the pair went for Dexter Blackstock's neat flick. The referee waved away Forest's protests.

There was controversy on 20 minutes when David McGoldrick threw himself to the ground under the lightest of touches from Moore after a long ball forward had beaten both of them. It was an exaggerated fall by the ex-Southampton man but was enough to earn his side a free kick right on the edge of the box. Thankfully Chris Cohen could only smack the dead ball into the wall.

Barnsley's goal led a charmed life moments later when Cohen's cross fell to McGoldrick at the back post. The striker's header looked to be creeping into the far corner before Blackstock slid in and crashed his effort against the bar and away.

Forest were the beneficiaries of another dodgy decision on 25 minutes when the assistant kept his flag down to allow McGoldrick a clean run on goal but Steele did magnificently well to turn his shot away.

The Reds were struggling to get a grip on the game although the home fans had their hearts in their mouths on the half hour as Macken's flick dropped to Adam Hammill but the ex-Liverpool youngster got it all wrong and the ball flew well, well wide.

There was more action in the Reds area on 35 minutes when Tyson's cross bounced off a couple of Reds defenders before Cohen lashed it high over the bar under pressure.

Macken swung and missed on 42 minutes after good play by Hammill down the left. Three minutes later Macken had the Reds' best chance of the half in stoppage time as he did well to hold off the challenge of Morgan before bringing a fine stop from Camp. McGoldrick managed to get in on goal seconds later but was denied by Steele's outstanding save. There was still time for Anderson to curl one just wide with the final kick of the half.

Barnsley made their first change at half time with Andy Gray replacing Macken in attack. It was keenly fought again in the opening exchanges of the second half with neither side really getting grip on the game. Steele almost gifted a chance to Forest on 50 minutes as he let the ball slip from his grasp right on the edge of the box but the Reds regrouped in time to smother away the danger.

Blackstock then clipped one high over the bar a minute later from Anderson's right wing corner but his effort was never in any danger of troubling Steele. Dickinson followed Moore into the book on 55 minutes for protesting after another decision went the way of the home side.

The Reds were caught flat-footed at the back two minutes later when Tyson raced clear of the Barnsley defence but the striker shot wastefully wide with only Steele to beat.

Forest should have had a free kick themselves on the hour mark as Hammill barged his way past Cohen. The referee gave nothing and Hammill was inches away from giving Barnsley the lead as he brought a fine save from Camp.

The Reds went even closer seconds later as substitute Julian Gray sent over a fine cross that Stephen Foster glanced a foot wide of the mark. Tyson almost pressed his customary self destruct button again on 63 minutes after he scythed down Ryan Shotton following an outstanding tackle by the Reds defender. Tyson was booked.

Barnsley should have been in front on 63 minutes. Hammill did well to skip away down the right and stood the ball up past Camp for Julian Gray to attack. The winger really should have done a lot better with his free header but hit the sidenetting. It should have been nestling in the back of the net.

Forest substitute Radoslaw Majewksi almost made an instant impact on 68 minutes when his corner fizzed across goal and forced Moore to head just over his own bar. Hammill and Julian Gray combined well again on 75 minutes as the two wingers split Forest open but Kelvin Wilson was in the right place to clear before Anderson de Silva could pounce inside the six yard box.

Emil Hallfredsson almost found that one special moment to break the deadlock on 80 minutes as he let fly from 25 yards but Camp managed to get across and claw the ball out of the top corner.

Hammill had Forest all over the place on 87 minutes as he nicked the ball off Cohen and raced towards the area only to be tripped right on the line by the defender. Cohen picked up a yellow - it could have been more - but Carl Dickinson hammered the free kick into the wall and away.

Forest grabbed an undeserved winner deep in stoppage time when Dele Adebola barged an opening in the Reds seemingly impregnable defence. The ball dropped to Moussi, who rifled it past Steele from 12 yards.

Moussi - who had already been booked - should have know better than to run into the Forest fans after scoring the goal and picked up a second yellow card for his celebrations.

NOTTINGHAM FOREST: Camp, Morgan, Wilson, Anderson (Garner 76), Tyson (Majewksi 67), Cohen, Gunter, McGoldrick, McKenna, Moussi, Blackstock (Adebola 71).
Subs: Chambers, McGugan, McCleary, Smith.

BARNSLEY: Steele, Shotton, Foster, Moore, Dickinson, Anderson (Bogdanovic 90), Colace, Hallfredsson, Hammill, Macken (A. Gray 45), Hume (J. Gray 57).
Subs: Preece, Butterfield, Doyle, Thompson.

Referee
Nigel Miller (Co Durham)
Assistant Referees
Tony Horton (West Midlands) and Dean Mohareb (Cheshire)
Fourth Official
Mike Blackledge (Cambridgeshire)

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