Nottingham Forest earned a draw against Chelsea to maintain the unbeaten run of form away from the City Ground.
Chris Wood had poked Forest into the lead when Nikola Milenkovic won a knockdown from a James Ward-Prowse free kick.
Noni Madueke levelled things up for Chelsea soon after, however, and after withstanding 13 minutes of added time, Forest preserved a point.
The Reds have drawn twice and won twice on their travels this season and that includes trips to Liverpool, Brighton and Chelsea.
Ward-Prowse might have played a part in the goal but his afternoon ended in bitter disappointment when he was sent off.
It wasn’t a particularly good decision made by Nuno Espirito Santo to leave him on the pitch battling away in midfield when on a yellow card.
Indeed, his sending-off has caused a lot of debate on social media, with Forest fans reacting to the decision made by the player.
Nottingham Forest fans react to James Ward-Prowse sending off
The Reds had to play for a large period with a man less and on another day it might have cost Forest dearly.
Forest had to be on their mettle against a team that had been scoring goals for fun prior to the game today.
The Reds faithful had little sympathy with Ward-Prowse who will now miss the contest with Crystal Palace after the international break.
Another fan wrote: “Stupid. Absolutely stupid. Stupid touch and stupid decision to dive on the ball. Also stupid that Nuno took Anderson and left JWP on when on a yellow.”
Another fan was equally incensed with Ward-Prowse and said: “WTF was JWP thinking. Very poor from him.”
Finally, another fan wrote: “Can see why Nuno does it but I don’t like JWP and Yates as a pair. Apart from set pieces, we get nothing with the ball.”
Ward-Prowse will have to bounce back from this incident
The midfielder won’t be able to play when Forest face Crystal Palace at the City Ground in the next match and he will have to learn from this.
Forest are going to look a little bit light in midfield for that contest, with Danilo and Ibrahim Sangare out injured for the foreseeable.
The Reds could have done without playing for so long against a side like Chelsea with a man fewer but that’s the position that Ward-Prowse put Forest in.
As a seasoned professional, he won’t need an arm around the shoulder but he probably does owe Forest a performance now.
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