Swansea seal stoppage-time win over Nottingham Forest in Carabao Cup

Nottingham Forest suffered a dramatic 3-2 defeat at Swansea City on Wednesday as the Championship side overturned a two-goal deficit with a stoppage-time rally to eliminate Forest from the Carabao Cup. The match, played in heavy rain in South Wales after the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning, was the second successive defeat for new Forest manager Ange Postecoglou since his appointment earlier this month.

Forest looked in control at the Liberty Stadium after Igor Jesus struck twice, opening the scoring in the 14th minute and adding a second just before half-time. The visitors, who made extensive changes for the cup tie with Postecoglou intent on rotating his squad, appeared set to progress after a dominant first-half display. Postecoglou had warned before the game that changes were likely to rest players and give opportunities to others.

Swansea mounted a comeback beginning in the 68th minute when captain Cameron Burgess headed in from a corner to give the hosts hope. The drama intensified deep into injury time. Substitute Zan Vipotnik levelled in the third minute of stoppage time, and Burgess then pounced on a rebound from an Ethan Galbraith attempt to seal the winner...