Oleksandr Zinchenko made his long-awaited Premier League debut for Nottingham Forest in Matchday 5, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1-1 draw away from home.

The Ukrainian international had previously featured for Forest in the League Cup, but this was his first league appearance — and manager Steve Cooper showed full confidence by starting him from the opening whistle.

Forest got off to a dream start when Neco Williams struck in the 2nd minute to give the visitors an early lead. However, the advantage didn’t last long, as Jaidon Anthony equalised midway through the first half with a composed finish.

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Burnley - Nottingham Forest 1:1 (1:1)
Goals: Williams N., 2 (0:1); Anthony J., 20 (1:1)

Burnley: Dubravka; Walker; Hartman Q.; Ekdal; Estève; Florentino; Cullen; Laurent; Tchaouna (Mejbri, 81); Foster L. (Flemming, 86); Anthony J.
Substitution: Mejbri (from 81); Flemming (from 86)
Bench: Weiß M.; Worrall J.; Humphreys; Lucas Pires; Edwards M.; Broja A.; Barnes
Yellow Cards: Florentino 16

Nottingham Forest: Sels; Williams N.; Morato F.; Milenković; Anderson E.; Gibbs-White; Douglas Luiz (Kalimuendo, 76); Zinchenko; Ndoye D. (Sangaré I., 76); Bakwa (Hudson-Odoi, 59); Wood C. (Igor Jesus, 76)
Substitution: Hudson-Odoi (from 59); Sangaré I. (from 76); Kalimuendo (from 76); Igor Jesus (from 76)
Bench: John Victor; Jair Cunha; Hutchinson; Yates; Mcatee
Yellow Cards: Morato F. 90