Despite fielding a much changed side, Nottingham Forest avoided a potential 'banana skin' against Exeter City in the FA Cup, as they came away with a win on penalties.
The Grecians, who were reduced to ten men late on following the dismissal of defender Ed Turns, took an early lead through Northern Ireland international Josh Magennis before Ramon Sosa levelled matters for Forest.
Eight minutes before the break, Nigerian striker Taiwo Awoniyi gave the visitors the lead which lasted until the 50th minute when Magennis equalised for Exeter to complete his brace. The scores would then remain level for the duration of normal time and after the 30 minutes before it headed for penalties.
However, Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santos had kept his big hitters such as Chris Wood and Morgan Gibbs-White in reserve and they were amongst the Premier League side's successful spot-kick takers, as they won the shoot out 4-3.
Their reward for reaching the fifth round is a home tie with fellow Premier League outfit Ipswich Town.
