Brennan Johnson produced a moment of class in a game badly lacking it to deny Everton a win that would have lifted them out of the bottom three.
Nottingham Forest twice trailed to Sean Dyche’s team but rescued a draw thanks to Johnson’s brilliant guided finish from 15 yards.
It was Johnson’s second equaliser, with his first-half strike cancelling out Demarai Gray’s opener from the penalty spot, though Abdoulaye Doucoure put Everton back in front before half-time. Forest are four points above the drop zone and unbeaten at home in nine games.
Everton were again without centre-forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin and this time Dyche opted to leave his understudies Neal Maupay and Ellis Simms on the bench.