Vitor Pereira pleased with Nottingham Forest draw despite disallowed goal

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nottingham/UsushcZr/"]Forest[/a] move up to 29 points, ‌enough for 17th spot in the table on goal difference ahead of ‌a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/west-ham/Cxq57r8g/"]West Ham United[/a] side that slipped back into the ‌bottom three, despite their unlikely draw with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]Manchester City[/a] on Saturday.[/p][p]Though Forest could have ended the day as high as 16th had [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ndoye-dan/EmmpFCXN/"]Dan Ndoye[/a]'s ‌63rd-minute strike been allowed to stand, coach Vitor ⁠Pereira was delighted with the ‌point and their performance.[/p][p][b]"This is not a speed-race, this is a marathon ​until the end - this was a chance to get the three points, but the next game is another ​chance," [/b]he told Sky Sports.[/p][embed guid="1add2b6a-f8f3-483c-9c05-a49d9242197e" url="https://x.com/NFFC/status/2033220298976243996" social-type="twitter" /][p]A half-time replacement for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dominguez-nicolas/A7jPNAQT/"]Nicolas Dominguez[/a], Ndoye threatened the space between [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fulham/69ZiU2Om/"]Fulham[/a]'s goalkeeper and backline throughout the second ⁠half, with fellow substitute [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/awoniyi-taiwo/OWFf8WFm/"]​Taiwo Awoniyi[/a] also injecting some much-needed urgency into the Forest attack.[/p][p][b]"We needed to refresh the team to put more energy in, they are players who are strong one-on-one. Dan Ndoye is fast in ‌the space and Taiwo was fantastic. This is the spirit I want to see in my players,"[/b] Pereira said.[/p][p]In the 63rd minute, Ndoye latched onto a pass from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/williams-neco/YVxu86Hs/"]Neco Williams[/a] and deftly steered it past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sels-matz/Qqo54dB7/"]Matz Sels[/a], but the joy was cut short after a VAR review found him to have been slightly offside when the ball was played, and what would have been a vital goal was chalked off.[/p][p]However, the decision left Pereira ‌more philosophical than disappointed.[/p][p][b]"Today, they tried everything to get three points - ​the result is difficult to control, but we can control ‌what we do on the pitch or we can show the spirit to win the game. I am happy with them,"[/b] he said.[/p][p][b]"It will be tough until the end. The decision will be at the end, I think. I hope ⁠we can get points to ⁠escape the relegation zone. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]‌Tottenham[/a] (Hotspur), West Ham, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/leeds/tUxUbLR2/"]Leeds[/a] (United) are good teams."[/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/fulham-69ZiU2Om/nottingham-UsushcZr/?mid=QLQeh39O"]Catch up on the match with Flashscore.[/a][/p]