Cardiff City manager Mick McCarthy told BBC Sport Wales:
"It was the classic game of two halves, they were better than us in the first half and managed to get the goal and probably deserved it.
"We didn't get going, but we had a great reaction in the second half and we were the best side but couldn't manage to get the goal.
"I know Chris' teams are hard to break down, they are a tough nut to crack, and we knew if they scored the first goal it would be tough, as it would for them if we got the first goal.
"The second-half reaction was good, we weren't at our best in the first half, but give Forest credit for that - we couldn't get going. We weren't at the standard we've been at."
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