Under-21s defeated at home to Nottingham Forest

Norwich City Under-21s were beaten 3-0 at home to their Nottingham Forest counterparts on Friday evening.

Norwich City Under-21s were beaten 3-0 at home to their Nottingham Forest counterparts on Friday evening.

Forest opened the scoring through Pharrell Johnson's header, before Detlef Esapa Osong doubled the lead before half-time.

Esapa Osong completed the scoring from the penalty spot late on, after Ben Perry was fouled.

The visitors would go in front with the game's first clear-cut chance of the evening. Johnson headed in from Josh Powell's cross to give Forest the lead.

Forest's lead was doubled 10 minutes before half-time, as Esapa Osong was found by Julian Larson and finished beyond Michael McGovern.

The Canaries started brightly in the second half, as Flynn Clarke saw a chance blocked, before Abu Kamara forced Aaron Bott into a save.

Nottingham Forest would add their third from the penalty spot five minutes from time, as Esapa Osong added his second of the evening.

Norwich City Under-21s: McGovern, Clarke (Stewart 68), Shipley, Hills (McIntosh 68), Warner, Brooke, Duffy (Welch 62), Aboh, Kamara, Coker, Matos.

Unused subs: Aziaya, Reindorf.

Nottingham Forest Under-21s: Bott, Abbott, Powell, Collins, McDonnell, Johnson, O Hammond, Larson (McAdam 73), Perkins (Thompson 73), Esapa Osong (B Hammond 90), Gibson-Hammond (Perry 81).

Unused subs: R Hammond.

Goals: Johnson (24), Esapa Osong (36, 85)