"The only save Declan Rudd has had to make was in the first 10 minutes and we worked their goalkeeper several times," he said after a hard-fought 4th Round tie watched by an impressive crowd of over 26,000.
Forest manager Billy Davies will now take his side to his old stomping ground of Deepdale for a replay in amongst a busy Championship schedule for the Reds but had few complaints about the result.
"We lacked flair and creativity and guile and probably got what we deserved," was the Scot's verdict as he felt the hosts missed the rapidly growing influence of suspended midfielder Henri Lansbury.