Nottingham Forest youngster Jordan Gabriel earned himself the Man of the Match accolade as Blackpool bowed out of the FA Cup.
The academy graduate was in the team as the Tangerines put in a spirited performance in losing 2-1 to Premier League outfit Brighton.
Gabriel is on loan at Bloomfield Road until the end of the 2020/21 campaign.
He is improving with each game he plays and now has 15 outings to his name this season.
Two of those came in the Garibaldi as he started away games at Barnsley in the League Cup and QPR in the Championship.
After his showing on Saturday, he was given Man of the Match by the Blackpool Gazette.
He was handed a rating of 8/10 and Blackpool correspondent Matt Scrafton wrote some kind words.
He said: “Not afraid of a tackle and showed great energy up and down Blackpool’s right flank all afternoon.”
Gabriel form will delight Forest supporters
Chris Hughton will face a conundrum over his full-back slots in the summer – particularly at right-back.
Cyrus Christie is only on loan from Fulham, whilst Carl Jenkinson hasn’t really covered himself in glory when called upon.
With that in mind, there is a real opportunity for Gabriel to get himself a place in the team next season.
He got himself a little taste this season and some were perhaps surprised to see him loaned out in the first place.
The 22-year-old has three Forest appearances to his name and he’ll crave more next season after his latest loan.
Gabriel is improving each week at Blackpool.
He is competent at the back and also looks comfortable when it comes to bombing forward to help with attacks.
His loan looks like doing the job and that will surely delight Hughton ahead of next season.
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