However, Mikael Forssell scored Blues' second of the night with just 14 minutes of the game remaining to earn Blues a fourth consecutive league win and a precious three points in their quest for the title.
The 2-1 win see's Blues Reserves remain in third place in the Pontin's Holiday's Central League One table but they are now just three points behind Forest with a game in hand on the leaders. Sheffield Wednesday occupy second spot in the table and they are just a point ahead of Blues having played the same ammount of games.
Forest Res: Pedersen, Moloney, Wood, Byrne, Fernandez, Bencherif, Henry, Hughes, Sinclair, Fairclough, Power. Subs: Sharpe, Reid, Liburd, Treacy, Mitchell.
Blues Res: Legzdins, Howland, Price, Pearce, Campion, Dicker, Kavanagh, Kilkenny, Forssell, McPike, Gray. Subs: Joyce, Krysiak, Green, Birley, Aluko.