Jota double chops Forest down to size

possession in his own half was punished with a flourish as Jota collected the loose ball, after Matt Mills had clattered into Leo Bonatini and waited with ice-cool calmness before beating Jordan Smith.

It was another crucial individual error, this time from Osborn, which Forest manager Warburton is seeing far too often from his team. “Silly mistakes frustrate everyone. They are costing us,” he said.

“They cost us last week and they have done again.

“We let ourselves down and we paid the price.

“The players have to eradicate them.”

But it was also an error which let Forest back into a game from which, frankly, they deserved nothing.

Ruddy tried to anticipate a cross from substitute Mustapha Carayol.

But he was badly at fault with his positioning as Carayol whipped in a 25-yard shot to threaten a Forest turnaround.

The Reds had been on the back foot for most of the second half after another lapse in concentration from central defenders Mills and Joe Worrall allowed Jota to open the scoring.

He had given enough warning of the threat he posed in the first half, only to waste two excellent chances, but this time he was not in the mood to miss.

Jota timed his arrival at the far post to perfection to add the finishing touch to a wonderful curling cross from Ivan Cavaleiro.

Ruddy redeemed himself after Jota’s second goal with a reaction save to keep out Tendayi Darikwa’s volley.