Everton and Nottingham Forest tied 1-1 after Forest appeared to have taken all three points.
What a game that turned out to be! After, it looked like neither side would find a breakthrough.
Johnson’s rebound finish looked to have sent Forest towards three points with less than 10 minutes left.
But Everton rallied, piling on the pressure and eventually catching the visitors napping, which allowed Gray to slot home.
The Toffees went close again as the clock ticked down.
However, a point apiece is probably the fairest result on the game’s balance.
Starting lineup:
EVERTON (3-4-3): Jordan Pickford; Mason Holgate, Conor Coady, James Tarkowski; Nathan Patterson, Tom Davies, Alex Iwobi, Vitalii Mykolenko; Salomon Rondon, Anthony Gordon, Demarai Gray.
EVERTON SUBS: Asmir Begovic, Michael Keane, Allan, Dwight McNeil, Amadou Onana, Dele Alli, Seamus Coleman, Jean-Philippe Gbamin, Ruben Vinagre.
NOTTINGHAM FOREST (3-4-1-2): Dean Henderson; Joe Worrall, Steve Cook, Scott McKenna; Neco Williams, Orel Mangala, Lewis O’Brien, Harry Toffolo; Jesse Lingard; Brennan Johnson, Taiwo Awoniyi.
NOTTINGHAM FOREST (3-4-1-2): Dean Henderson; Joe Worrall, Steve Cook, Scott McKenna; Neco Williams, Orel Mangala, Lewis O’Brien, Harry Toffolo; Jesse Lingard; Brennan Johnson, Taiwo Awoniyi.
Goals:
GOOOOOAAAALLLLL!!!! There it is!!!! Forest hit the front with less than 10 minutes left, and the away end went crazy!!! Yates has a pop from 20 yards which Pickford sees late and parries, but Johnson reacts quickest to send the Everton keeper the wrong way and fires the ball into the far corner! 1-0 on 81 minutes, and Forest may well have just notched a second consecutive Premier League victory!
GOOOOAAAAALLLLLL!!!!! It’s 1-1!!!!! Pickford’s long ball forward beats the high line of Forest’s defence, and Gray races in behind and slots it beyond Henderson into the corner!!! The hosts equalise, and the home fans celebrate as this game takes another wild twist!
So, what’s next?
That late equaliser finally gives Everton their first point of the season, meaning their three-loss start to 1990-91 won’t be replicated.
Forest will be disappointed to have conceded that equaliser. However, it gives them a return of four points from three games, which, for a newly-promoted side, continues an impressive start to the season.
