NUNO'S JOLLY WOOD HERO!

Chris seals win after Dean clanger

- NEIL MOXLEY

DEAN HENDERSON reaffirmed his status as a fans' favourite at the City Ground - by dropping a clanger that gifted his former club victory.

Crystal Palace's keeper had been a cult hero in the red part of the East Midlands spending a successful season on loan from Manchester United as the two-time European Cup winners returned to the big-time.

But his mistake from Chris Wood's 65th-minute shot gave Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo a first home triumph in 203 days and extended the Eagles' winless run this season to eight.

Nuno, having triggered a suspended sentence for improper conduct, would have been a contented man sat as he was in the Peter Taylor Stand.

And somewhere - following his own five-match stadium ban for improper conduct Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis will have been happier still.