Nottingham Forest has lost points in the Premier League on Monday at Crystal Palace (1-1), which ledes to its chances of qualification for the next Champions League three days before the end of the season.
The Tricky Trees conceded a fourth game without a victory (with three defeats) in the last five championship matches.
Sixth with 61 points, they have two units less than Newcastle (4th) and Chelsea (5th), which currently occupies the last two qualifying places for the Grande Cup d’Europe. Aston Villa (7th, 60 pts) is a length behind.
The Nuno Espirito Santo team could even have set out empty-handed from southern London: Eberechi Eze fired on the crossbar (89th) and a goal from Eddie Nketiah was logically invalidated for offside (90th+1).
The other bad news, for Nottingham, is the injury release of central defender Murillo (thigh). The Brazilian, one of the team’s pillars, had equalized earlier by deviating a shot from Neco Williams (64th, 1-1).
Guardian Matz Sels made several judgments, but it was he who provoked the penalty that Aze transformed, into force (60th, 1-0).
Crystal Palace, twelfth, has nothing to play in the league. But each match brings him closer to the final of the England Cup which he played on May 17 against Manchester City.
