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Matt Lee

'Keep going' - Miltiadis Marinakis speaks out as Nottingham Forest salvage point against Stoke City

Nottingham Forest have been sent a message of encouragement from Miltiadis Marinakis after the Reds came from behind to draw 2-2 with Stoke City.

Miltiadis, son of owner Evangelos Marinakis, has been an ever-present voice on social media after Forest matches this season, sharing pictures and videos of his time following the Reds up and down the country.

On Saturday, however, he was treated to a fixture which lacked quality chances but concluded in frantic style.

Taking to Twitter after the dramatic finish, Miltiadis tweeted: "Fighting spirit. Let’s keep going!"

The away side enjoyed more of the ball during the first half but only once did they flirt with scoring when Ben Wilmot's cross-shot had Brice Samba; the crossbar came to the rescue on that occasion.

Lewis Baker's free kick early in the second half also crashed against the post, but Forest reacted with immediacy this time around as substitute Sam Surridge and Max Lowe combined before a low cross to Johnson was slotted home on 56 minutes.

Little more than 10 minutes later, however, the visitors were level as Josh Maja turned the ball in from a corner.

There was drama in the final minutes as Samba was shown a straight red card for challenging Steven Fletcher, with a penalty also awarded.

Joe Worrall went in goal but was unable to stop Baker making it 2-1. But there was still time for a dramatic equaliser as Ryan Yates was on hand to finish after a James Garner free-kick had hit the woodwork.

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