Bizarre own goal gives Nottingham Forest edge in hard-fought draw at Porto

On the night Chris Wood returned from six months on the sidelines, a comical own goal by the Porto defender Martim Fernandes earned Nottingham Forest a draw and feeling optimistic of advancing to the Europa League semi-finals.

The New Zealand striker was withdrawn as anticipated at the interval, Vitor Pereira mindful of the bigger picture, with Sunday’s home match with Aston Villa the first of seven remaining matches to preserve their Premier League status.