Nottingham Forest 1 Leeds United 1

STUART Pearce insists Matty Fryatt should have had a hat-trick and Nottingham Forest should have had three points after the striker had two goals disallowed for dubious offside decisions.

The Reds were held to a 1-1 draw by Leeds after Billy Sharp's penalty cancelled out the one Fryatt goal that was allowed to stand.

But the former Hull player had goals disallowed either side of half-time – which replays later suggested should have stood.

And Forest manager Pearce admitted his disappointment, saying: "There was plenty of endeavour from the players and when you score three good goals in a game and only come away with a draw, it is a frustration.

"The pleasing thing was that we got three good goals... but we managed to come out on the wrong side of it, having had another questionable decision.

"There is no question that they were onside. We have seen them again and they were all onside. We won't moan. But we do know that we scored three goals and that we should have won.

"We got a draw and we are disappointed, that is the nature of this football club. We drew last weekend too and we were disappointed. We will look to win the next game."

Leeds boss Neil Redfearn was delighted with the character of his players, as they held out under heavy pressure for a point.

"The way we applied ourselves, the way we battled and competed was excellent. The overall performance and the diligence we showed was really pleasing," he said.

"We are turning things around, we are moving in the right direction. We are playing well at home and we were dogged today. What you find is that, if you keep working at it, the draws soon turn into wins away from home.

"We felt positive at half-time but we told the players to be upbeat in the way they played. It was a great run from Sam Byram to earn the penalty. I was pleased for Billy Sharp as well, because he worked so hard for the team and deserved his goal."