Forest hammered Bolton away from home with an impressive 3-0 win.
Nottingham Forest earned a comfortable 3-0 win away from home against Bolton Wanderers on Wednesday night, pushing them within a whisker of the play-off places – but fans still remain unsure on Costel Pantilimon.
The 31-year-old goalkeeper remains one of the first names on the team sheet under manager Aitor Karanka, starting and finishing every single Championship outing.
The former Manchester City, Watford and Sunderland stopper has kept five clean sheets in 14 league games, conceding just 15 goals as Karanka’s side move to seventh place and two points off sixth.
Joe Lolley opened the scoring with an excellent left-footed strike, before Lewis Grabban missed a penalty. He made amends, scoring a brace in the second half with a tidy finish for the first and a penalty for the second.
The likes of Lolley and Grabban – who also assisted Lolley’s opener – took the plaudits while Jack Colback and Adlene Guedioura impressed in the middle of the park. But doubts still remain over Pantilimon.
Fans took to Twitter to underline their hesitancy when it comes to the 27-time Romania international, with some uneasy about his performance against Bolton. His distribution was a major talking point among supporters.
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