Steve Cooper praised his side for their mentality to earn a dramatic late point at home to Stoke City on Saturday.
The Reds took the lead in the second half through Brennan Johnson before Josh Maja equalised for the visitors.
Stoke then netted from the penalty spot through Lewis Baker after Brice Samba was shown a red card for colliding with Phil Jagielka.
But 10-man Forest scored a dramatic equaliser with Ryan Yates heading in from close-range.
Head Coach Steve Cooper said: "It was a bit of a tired game, particularly in the first half. There were a lot of turnovers and it looked like a third game of the week.
"We had good moments in the first half, we got the breakthrough, but to concede from a set-piece is always disappointing.
"Brice has made a huge error, but we've managed to scramble something by having the right mentality and showing bravery.
"I'm never going to say a point is a good one at home, but I think today we have to accept it.
"We were trying to win the game, sometimes you do that at the risk of getting beat, but if we want to achieve we need to have that mentality."