Nottingham Forest were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough at the City Ground on Tuesday night.

Sabri Lamouchi would have certainly been urging his side to return to winning ways as quickly as possible, after Millwall snatched a late point against the Reds in a 2-2 draw on Friday night.

Having won just one of their last four games since their return from the international break, three points was a must for Lamouchi's men as they prepared to enter a hectic Christmas period.

They came up against a Middlesbrough side that hadn't won a single game on the road under Jonathan Woodgate this season, but they came to frustrate, and they did just that.

After a below-par first-half, Forest finally broke down a resilient Boro defence after the hour mark - Ryan Yates heading past Aynsley Pears to fire Forest into a 1-0 lead.

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But after squandering many chances in the second-half, Boro made Forest pay when Paddy McNair scored from the penalty spot with just minutes left to play.

That proved to be enough for Woodgate's side, who held onto an invaluable point in the East Midlands, leaving Forest scratching their heads.

Here, we take a look at three things we clearly learnt about Forest after their 1-1 draw against Boro...

They need to be more clinical

One point that stands out like a sore thumb after last night's draw, is that Forest simply have to be more clinical in front of goal.

So many times on Tuesday night, they worked the ball really nicely into some dangerous positions, but that final pass was lacking for some reason.

Joe Lolley, for instance, had the perfect chance to open the scoring in the first-half, but rather than shooting from 15 yards out, he squared the ball to Lewis Grabban and his pass was way over-hit.

They seemed to panic in the final third last night - their lack of cutting edge was there for all to see, and they need to get better at decision-making when it matters.

Ryan Yates can play in a more advanced role

Yates marked his return to the Reds' starting line-up with a goal on Tuesday night, responding from his red card against Bristol City in the best way possible.

The 21-year-old operated in a more advanced position on Tuesday night - rather than sitting deep alongside Ben Watson, he almost swapped places with Tiago Silva and got more involved in play.

He received the ball between the thirds and pushed forward into the box to try and get on the end of crosses, and that's how his came about after a wicked Matty Cash delivery.

This could be a really good positional change for Yates.

Joe Lolley needs to step up his game

When the chips are down and Forest need a bit of magic from nothing, Lolley simply failed to step up to the plate on Tuesday night.

Aside from stinging Pears' palms with two long-range efforts in the first-half, the winger failed to create any real chances or cause Boro any damage whatsoever.

Fans are getting more and more impatient with the 27-year-old's lack of impact and influence on games, and he looks a shadow of the player he was last season.

He really needs to start improving sooner rather than later.