Jesse Lingard did a jig of pleasure in entrance of six thousand travelling Nottingham Forest followers after his free-kick helped the Premier League membership attain their first League Cup quarter-final since 1994.
Dominant Forest led by an early penalty from Brennan Johnson earlier than conceding an equaliser on the stroke of half-time when Blackburn brothers Adam and Scott Wharton mixed towards the run of play.
However Lingard, who additionally scored within the earlier spherical towards Tottenham, restored the customer’s benefit with a low strike simply outdoors the field from a set-piece he gained himself.
Brennan Johnson obtained Nottingham Forest off to a superb begin after scoring from the spot on 13 minutes
He was introduced down within the penalty space by Blackburn Rovers defender Scott Wharton
Jesse Lingard made it 2-1 direct from a free-kick after 53 minutes to retake the lead
His shot from a bit faucet by Neco Williams took two deflections to wrongfoot goalkeeper Aynsley Pears into the nook although Forest legend Roy Keane would have hated the celebration as Lingard milked his second with a vigorous dance in entrance of the massive financial institution of away supporters.
Taiwo Awoniyi and Johnson once more wrapped up the win close to the tip with deserved third and fourth objectives for the guests.
Forest boss Steve Cooper named a powerful group after almost six weeks of inactivity in distinction to Championship promotion hopefuls Blackburn who made 11 adjustments from their weekend win at Norwich.
Wharton went from villain to hero when he transformed his brother Adam’s free-kick on 44 minutes
It wasn’t stunning subsequently that Forest regarded the extra cohesive outfit, having 16 photographs at purpose within the first-half alone.
Pears excelled himself with nice stops from Taiwo Awoniyi, Orel Mangala and Johnson however was powerless to cease the Wales World Cup striker from changing a spot-kick after 13 minutes.
Johnson gained the award himself, his tempo forcing Scott Wharton into a visit, after which had the boldness to rattle it dwelling regardless of lacking one towards Wolves in October.
Lingard then turned supplier to tee up Taiwo Awoniyi to attain Forest’s third of the match
Rovers had provided nearly nothing till 18-year-old Adam Wharton swung in a free-kick approaching the interval and is older sibling rose unchallenged to flash a header previous Dean Henderson.
Cooper would have been dismayed at being pegged again however his facet confirmed the correct angle to bounce again and retake the lead.
As soon as forward, he despatched on Lewis O’Brien to shore up the midfield whereas the wonderful Johnson confirmed no lasting results from a nasty deal with by Jake Garrett that left him a heap as he broke by on purpose.
Johnson raced by in injury-time to finish the rout together with his proper foot previous Aynsley Pears
Forest gained the League Cup 4 occasions underneath Brian Clough and the dimensions of their help meant kick off needed to be delayed quarter-hour due to motorway issues.
Lingard and Johnson have been once more denied by Pears as Forest regarded for a deserved third purpose. It will definitely got here when Awoniyi ran by and slipped a low end into the nook with 10 minutes left.
Surprisingly, Rovers boss Jon Dahl Tomasson delayed the introduction of his star striker Ben Brereton Diaz till the ultimate two minutes despite the fact that he’d modified the tie within the earlier spherical towards West Ham.
He was on the pitch as Johnson raced by in injury-time and fired a right-foot shot away from Pears.
