Nottingham Forest were beaten 1-0 by Barnsley as they exited the League Cup at the first hurdle for the first time since 2015.
The Reds fell to a Cauley Woodrow goal with the Tykes frontman reacting quickest as a shot rebounded off the post in the second half.
It was something of a makeshift team that headed to South Yorkshire with boss Sabri Lamouchi using the game to look at a few of his fringe players.
One man who did get the nod to start the contest was youngster Jordan Gabriel who made his first league start at right-back.
The 21-year-old has risen through the ranks at the City Ground and spent the second half of last season on loan at Scunthorpe.
He has been linked with a move away from Forest again this season and a loan move could still materialise.
He didn’t do his chances of earning more game time under Lamouchi any harm against Barnsley though, offering his boss food for thought.
The youngster looked excellent going forward and on his showing at Oakwell, Forest might have a sound player on their hands.
Fans were certainly impressed and here is a selection of Tweets from the Reds faithful regarding the performance of Gabriel.
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