Nottingham Forest fans blame one person for loss to Everton, it’s not Murillo

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Nottingham Forest suffered defeat in the most painful of ways against Everton on Saturday.

With the game heading towards a 0-0 draw, Murillo conceded possession of the ball on the halfway line just as Nottingham Forest had committed players forwards.

It allowed Everton to counter, with Toffees midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure being played through and calmly lifting the ball over Matz Sels to send the away fans into raptures.

It was a sucker-punch to the home faithful in the City Ground.

And Reds fans have since taken to social media following the game, placing blame for the defeat with one person in particular.

Nottingham Forest fans blame Nuno Espirito Santo for Everton defeat

With the Everton defeat ending Nottingham Forest’s 11-game unbeaten home run, fans were quick to call out Nuno Espirito Santo for getting his tactics wrong against David Moyes’ team.

One said: ‘[The defeat is] on Nuno I’m afraid. Dreadful negative tactics, what could [he] be thinking setting up like this at home to a team in the bottom half.’

Another fan echoed this view, writing: ‘Nuno got it all wrong today.’

Further criticism followed, with one fan arguing: ‘Everton totally deserved the win, much better all over the pitch. Forest unable to put a pass together.’

Another shared a similar opinion, stating: ‘This is the most abysmal game of football I’ve seen Nottingham Forest play in a long time. No urgency, no rhythm, [no] cohesion.’

As much as the 51-year-old was the focus of fans’ ire, he wasn’t the only Forest official to be singled out.

After reports emerged of Manchester City’s interest in Morgan Gibbs-White on Tuesday, one fan criticised the England international, stating: ‘Gibbs-White completely missing today… tiredness, distracted, lack of belief, who knows.’

Somewhat positively, despite his mistake, fans rallied around Murillo, with one pointing out: ‘One mistake doesn’t make a player, Murillo has been class all season.’

Nottingham Forest’s miserable record against Everton continues

After Nottingham Forest beat Everton 2-0 at Goodison Park in December, the Reds were hoping to do the league double over the Toffees for the first time since the 1994/95 campaign.

Instead, they suffered a damaging defeat.

The loss also adds to Forest’s abysmal record against Everton since the Reds returned to the Premier League in 2022.

Having now played each other six times since the start of the 2022/23 season, Nottingham Forest have beaten the Toffees just once, the aforementioned victory earlier this term.

And the defeat also has wider ramifications for Nottingham Forest’s Champions League hopes, especially after Manchester City and Aston Villa both picked up three points on Saturday.