Gibbs-White’s early strike decisive as Nottingham Forest edge past 10-man Porto
The final whistle brought a second of relief before the celebrations truly kicked in after Nottingham Forest secured a place in the Europa League semi-finals.
It should have been easier but nothing is simple at the City Ground as they made hard work of overcoming Porto, who played almost the entire match with 10 men.
Morgan Gibbs-White settled the match, to set up an all English clash with Aston Villa for a place in the final.
His goal came in the aftermath of Jan Bednarek’s early sending off and should have laid the foundations for more but Forest’s finishing was poor, forcing them to grind out the victory.
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