The Reds midfielder played alongside Dickinson when the two were at Notts County.
Nottingham Forest fans were left with a bitter taste in their mouth on Tuesday night as their efforts at West Bromwich Albion yielded just one point following a controversial end-of-game moment at The Hawthorns.
However, one positive from the Championship game was the display of Ryan Yates, who has delivered another superb performance for the Reds and was awarded with his second Man of the Match award on only his second start.
The 21-year-old played a big role in the visitors’ opener in the West Midlands as his early effort was deflected into the Baggies’ own net by defender Stefan Johansen, and even though Jacob Murphy subsequently equalised, Yates struck back with a goal of his own.
Sadly for the visitors, their efforts could not yield all three points due to Dwight Gayle going to ground in the Reds box under no contact in the presence of Alexander Milosevic – for which he has been charged by the FA – and with a penalty awarded, Jay Rodriguez made no mistake for a final score of 2-2.
Forest fans will be interested to read what two fellow footballers, one of which played alongside Yates when he was on loan at Notts County, have said about the youngster – Gary McSheffrey played for Scunthorpe United, a club Yates turned out for on loan at the end of last season, while Carl Dickinson was at Notts between 2016 and 2018.
Here is what the two said about Yates on Twitter after he was awarded Man of the Match against West Brom:
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