Andrée Jeglertz’s side entered our final Group A assignment of the term knowing avoiding defeat would secure passage into the quarter-finals of the competition.
However, the hosts at the City Ground had collected four points from their opening two League Cup matches in and were searching for the win which would see them advance.
The Blues were buoyed by our strong 3-0 win over Manchester United in our previous outing where we extended our winning league streak to eight straight matches.
Meanwhile, Forest had been held to a 0-0 draw with Sheffield United in their last fixture.
All roads led to an exciting clash with everything to play for, but who prevailed and advanced to the knockout stage of the Subway League Cup?
CITY+ subscribers can find out in the video player above!
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