Robert Earnshaw helped Nottingham Forest to a 1-1 draw against 10-man Ipswich Town on Tuesday.
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Robert Earnshaw helped Nottingham Forest to a 1-1 draw against 10-man Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Tuesday.
The Tractor Boys took the lead inside the opening minute when Grant Leadbitter marked his home debut with a well-taken goal.
However, Earnshaw stepped off the bench to earn a share of the spoils for Billy Davies men, opening his account for the season.
Town finished the game with 10 men when defender Gareth McAuley was dismissed for a professional foul on substitute Dele Adebola on the edge of the area.
It means Town have made their worst start to a season for 40 years while Forest have now drawn their last seven away games.
Ipswich, who began the game second from bottom and with just two points from a possible 18, made a dream start by going ahead inside a minute.
Leadbitter, a recent signing from Sunderland, made no mistake after being set up by Jon Stead, who was recalled to the starting line-up.
Forest, without an away win since a 1-0 victory at Reading in February, had a chance to equalise in the third minute but Dexter Blackstock headed Chris Gunter's delivery over the crossbar.
Dominate
Back came Ipswich and Alan Quinn failed to find the target from 25 yards while a long-range Jonathan Walters drive was comfortably dealt with by Forest goalkeeper Lee Camp.
The home side continued to dominate and Stead planted a header wide from a decent position before Forest created a couple of quick openings.
First David McGoldrick blasted a shot wide from the edge of the penalty box and a Chris Cohen free-kick sailed over the crossbar.
Ipswich created the first chance of the second half with Damien Delaney curling a shot over the bar before Forest boss Davies turned to Earnshaw just before the hour mark to try and haul his side level.
The move worked a treat as Earnshaw immediately pounced from close range after being set up by Adebola.
Desperate to break their duck, Ipswich pressed for a winner and Walters came close to putting his side back in front with 13 minutes left only to see his header kept out by Camp.
Stead then struck a shot over the bar from 20 yards and Lee Martin lashed a shot wide from the edge of the box before Forest defender Luke Chambers produced two brilliant blocks to deny Delaney and McAuley as Town piled on the pressure.
McAuley then saw red after hauling down Adebola. Earnshaw blasted the free-kick against the wall before Town goalkeeper Richard Wright denied Adebola a winner in the fifth minute of stoppage time.
