Forest were dealt a blow to their hopes as Abdoulaye Doucoure scored a 94th minute winner for Everton on Saturday at the City Ground.

Nuno Espirito Santo says Champions League qualification is still in Nottingham Forest’s hands after a damaging last-gasp defeat to Everton. Forest were well below their best and suffered a first home defeat since November when Abdoulaye Doucoure earned the visitors a 1-0 win when he scored in the fourth minute of injury time.

The last few steps are always the hardest in any race for the line, as Nottingham Forest are finding out. Just when the Reds needed to hold their nerve, head coach Nuno Espirito Santo admitted a touch of anxiety may have crept in on the banks of the Trent.