Analysis: Lack of goals hurting Pereira's side

It was just 13 months ago that an emphatic 7-0 victory over Brighton at the City Ground lifted Nottingham Forest up to third in the Premier League.

The club find themselves in a very different place now.

Forest have sacked three managers since then and are in a relegation fight, while finding the back of the net has become a major problem.

Vitor Pereira got Wolves out of a sticky situation last season, but he will need to get his team firing in front of goal if they are to survive this season.

Only bottom side Wolves (15) have failed to score in more Premier League games this term than the Tricky Trees (13).

Morgan Gibbs-White was Forest's only true threat on the south coast, but he was unable to find a second late in the second half when his header - the visitor's best chance since his 13th-minute equaliser - was easily collected by Bart Verbruggen.

Igor Jesus, meanwhile, has not been able to replicate his Europa League form in the Premier League - scoring just twice compared to seven times in Europe.

Pereira will be hopeful that an imminent return for Chris Wood, who scored 20 league goals last season but has been out injured since October, is on the cards for Forest as they approach the back end of the season.