North End weren't without their own chances, hitting the bar a few times, and the deciding penalty was also surrounded with controversy.
Here's how the players fared on the day...
9. Daniel Johnson - 6
Showed flashes of his class, gliding past players and making tight spaces look much less like what they were. Didn't have a major impact on the Forest goal though as PNE drew blank.
10. Brad Potts - 6
Willing runner as always but had very little in the game, wasn't much of an attacking threat throughout and didn't really impact.
11. Sean Maguire - 7
Wasn't an attacking threat which could do to change but his role is more support orientated, made some important links to the rest of the side and can't fault the endeavour on his own.
12. Paul Gallagher - 6
Came off the bench and his main role was taking set pieces, hit and miss in the end with a few shooting efforts high of the mark.