Head Coach Steve Cooper was pleased with the desire and attitude his Forest side showed as they drew 2-2 at Chelsea.
The Reds took the lead at Stamford Bridge in the 13th minute as Taiwo Awoniyi headed in from Renan Lodi's cross following a good team move.
Forest were dealt two blows in quick succession in the second half though when Raheem Sterling netted a quickfire brace on 51 and 58 minutes.
But The Reds quickly responded to the hosts taking the lead, with Awoniyi converting Orel Mangala's cross to get back on level terms and score his fourth goal in two games.
Speaking after the game, Cooper said: “If we end up where we want to be, I think we’ll look back at today and be more than satisfied with it.
“You see the team Chelsea have and the subs they can make changes with, and away from home, it was always going to be a really tough game, so for the plaers to commit to the plan we put in place, to show desire, attitude and togetherness they did were real positives.
“I think there’s also disappointment in the dressing room about what could have been, which I like. That’s the culture we are trying to create here.
“It’s mixed feelings of working really hard to get something out of the game and being satisfied with that, but then at the same time knowing that it could have been different.
“The goals probably sum up what I’m saying with how hard we’ve had to work for ours through strategies and set-pieces, but although they were two good finishes from Raheem Sterling, we’ll look at it and think about how we let them in too easily.
“We don’t blame anyone, we do everything together, which has been a big strength of ours this season. You can see it on the pitch, the culture and togetherness of the group is at a maximum which we’ll need for the final two games.”