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Chris Watson

Nottingham Forest fans blast 'horrible' Luton Town after promotion setback

Nottingham Forest fans were left frustrated and annoyed after their team suffered a rare defeat at the hands of Luton Town.

Forest went down 1-0 in the early Championship game on Good Friday at Kenilworth Road. A controversial penalty proved to be the difference between the two sides and ended a 10-match unbeaten run in the league for Steve Cooper's men.

The Hatters then took the lead after 37 minutes. Jack Colback was judged to have handled when he went to block a James Bree cross, and Kal Naismith converted from the spot.

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Djed Spence had the ball in the net for Forest in the second half but was flagged offside, while Philip Zinckernagel headed straight at the goalkeeper soon after coming on.

Luton were reduced to 10 men with around 10 minutes to go. Sonny Bradley was sent off for a second bookable offence.

Zinckernagel hit the post as the visitors pressed for an equaliser, and Brennan Johnson saw an effort saved as the hosts held on.

It was blow to Forest's promotion hopes, and supporter took to social media to air their views at the final whistle. Here's what some had to say on Twitter...

@garabaldi47: Awful game to watch. We've been poor. Let them frustrate us. Move onto Monday.

@gazcol77: Luton horrible team, time wasting, niggly and just so anti football.

@oltight: This is the most Forest thing ever.

@EveT1991: We always make things harder for ourselves.

@P_M_73: Let us not speak of this match again.

@richthefreeman: Bad day at the office, nothing more nothing less. Still in a great position, let's focus on Monday now.

@mariknackered: Feel harshly done by there. Never a penalty. Spence’s goal borderline and a variety of farcical decisions. Move on I guess.

@Tom_Sharpe4: Hahahahah look at Luton dancing round the pitch with the ref... Hope we get them in the playoffs. Just won their cup final.

@Owenbull98: Today was one of those games where you are just lost for words at full time. Awful decisions all over the place.

@ryannffc96: Lost to a poor footballing team.

@reddogsussex: They may have won today but would hold no worries for me in the playoffs.

@NewRadicools: Shows how tough the playoffs are going to be. We've not beaten any of our rivals on aggregate this season so far. Gonna have to step up our performances if we get there.

What did you think of the game? Let us know in the comments section below...

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