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Joe Nicholson's player ratings: Three Middlesbrough men earn 8s despite late Nottingham Forest sucker punch

Middlesbrough were forced to settle for a point against Nottingham Forest following Lewis Grabban’s late equaliser – but how did each player fare?

Goals from Rudy Gestede and Lewis Wing gave Boro a half-time lead after Ryan Yates’ opener for the visitors. Jonathan Woodgate’s side were three minutes away from the win – only for Grabban to flick home.

Our Boro writer Joe Nicholson has dished out his player ratings from the Riverside – scroll down and flick through the pages to see them:

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