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Tom Leach

'Hauled down' - Rival media offer verdict on Nottingham Forest win and Cardiff penalty shout

Nottingham Forest kept their promotion dreams alive with a win against Cardiff City on Tuesday night.

The Reds  are now just three points behind Leeds United, who play this evening, with both side's targeting a long-awaited return to the Premier League.

You've already seen how our Red's reporter Sarah Clapson covered the game.

Here's how Wales Online reported the game...

The result

Cardiff City were hit with their second loss in four days after Tiago Silva's goal consigned the Bluebirds to defeat against Nottingham Forest.

It represents just the latest blow to the Bluebirds' play-off hopes as they drift further away from those top-six places.

It is only City's second league loss at home all season, but it feels like a significant one. With little creativity and no end product, Sabri Lamouchi's side were good value for their victory at Cardiff City Stadium.

On the goal

Forest did everything they could to ensure that wasn't the case in the second half and started like a train after the break.

Murphy lost the ball for City high up the pitch and Forest broke with electric speed as Grabban was fed out on the right-hand side.

His fizzed cross found Silva in the box and the midfielder tucked home cutely from 12 yards out to hand the visitors the lead.

On the penalty shout

Huge penalty shout! Glatzel slides in Murphy and the winger is through on goal, but he is hauled down by Cash and it looks a good shout for a penalty.

But it’s not given!

Final verdict

The game meandered to what was, in truth, a fair result.

Neil Harris said last week was the biggest of his Bluebirds tenure thus far and his side churned out a near-perfect week.

This week was even bigger. And after two defeats in as many games, those play-off hopes appear to be getting slimmer by the day.

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