Blues dodge a ding Dong
was that the club managed to keep Pedersen.
“He is a massive asset and on a clear uptrend in development. “Pedersen wanted to stay.”
Blues managed an FA Cup win over Blackburn but had taken only two points from seven Championship games and the fans were getting fed up with it.
When Silva smacked Forest ahead it looked grim.
It would have been worse if Lewis Grabban had made it 2-0 with a 41st-minute spot-kick.
Grabban had scored three penalties in his 16 goals this season, but this one was weak and keeper Lee Camp dived to his left to save.
It got worse for Forest within a minute when Jeremie Bela’s cross was headed down by Lukas Jutkiewicz and Hogan turned the ball in for the equaliser.
When Pedersen scored the winner, Forest were beaten for the first time in eight.
“The penalty changed the game,” said Forest boss Sabri Lamouchi.
“Congratulations to Birmingham, but we gave them the points.
“Had Grabban scored the penalty the game would have been over.
“If we are like this without character, without the right aggression to close the game it will be very tough to get promotion.”
NOTT’M FOREST 4 ........ Shots on Target ......... 3 5 ........ Shots off Target ......... 8 5 ................ Corners ................. 5 14 ................. Fouls .................... 9 0 ............... Offsides .................. 1 64.5 Passing Success %...71.4 310 ....... Total Passes ........ 367 46.3 .... Possession % ..... 53.7 51.3 ..Territorial Adv %..48.7