Nottingham Forest missed the chance to go five points clear of the relegation zone as they were held to a 0-0 draw by bottom side Wolves, despite having 35 shots at the City Ground.
A Sean Dyche side has never had as many attempts in a Premier League game, yet Forest still failed to score while registering an expected goals tally of 2.73. The result leaves them in a precarious position ahead of tough fixtures against Liverpool, Brighton and Manchester City.
Forest were booed off by their fans after failing to break down the worst side in the league, who had not kept an away clean sheet this season. Teams around Forest dropped points but they were unable to capitalise and it could prove costly come crunch time.
Morgan Gibbs-White and new signing Lorenzo Lucca spurned big chances in a one-sided first half but their best opportunity fell to defender Morato toward the end of the game. He failed to beat Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa from point-blank range.
Wolves defended admirably to claim their fourth away point of the season and could have nicked it in in stoppage-time. The impressive teenager Mateus Mane, however, hit his effort straight at Forest 'keeper Stefan Ortega on the break.
Forest remain three points above the drop zone after failing to up the pressure on managerless Tottenham. A victory was enough to go level with Spurs and drag them further into trouble. Wolves, meanwhile, remain rooted to the bottom, 18 points from safety.
The numbers behind frustrating Forest's wastefulness
- Nottingham Forest's 35 shots without scoring was the most by a team without finding the net in a Premier League match since Manchester United had 38 in their 0-0 draw with Burnley in October 2016.
- Forest had 35 shots in this match - their most in a Premier League match since the 2022-23 campaign, while it was the most by a Sean Dyche team ever in his 351st game in charge.
- Forest had 62.9 per cent possession - it's the 10th time in the Premier League that a side managed by Dyche has had at least 60 per cent of the ball and he hasn't won any of those games (D4 L6).
- Wolves faced 35 shots, only facing more in one Premier League game ever - 36 against Liverpool in May 2024.
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