Reading 1-1 Nottingham Forest: Ben Watson & Tobias Figueiredo own goal see Royals and Reds draw

Two goals in the space of a minute deep into injury-time saw Reading and Nottingham Forest play out a draw at the Madejski Stadium.

Ben Watson's 96th-minute volley looked to have earned Forest a dramatic victory and extend their Championship winning run to four games.

But the Royals responded straight from kick-off when Jordan Obita's cross was turned into his own net by defender Tobias Figueiredo.

The result meant Forest dropped a place to fifth in the table following Fulham's away victory against Hull City.

Reading, who had won four games in a row and are now unbeaten in seven, remain in 14th.

An astonishing 60 seconds in stoppage time was out of keeping with a game lacking much in the way of goalmouth drama as both sides failed to extend impressive winning runs.

Forest, seeking a fourth consecutive league victory, edged a tight first half which saw each team muster just one attempt on target.

The visitors' best opportunity fell to Sammy Ameobi, whose strike deflected wide, while Lewis Grabban and Watson also wasted half-chances.

With John Swift increasingly influential, Reading improved considerably after the interval. Tyler Blackett smashed a low shot against the post and Reds keeper Brice Samba was also called into action to make a fine save with his legs to deny Michael Morrison.

Grabban almost added to his 14 goals so far this season just after the restart, the striker having a shot cleared off the line after being held up by goalkeeper Rafael when through on goal.

In-form Reading had won their past four home league games against Forest, who looked to have bucked that trend when Watson's controlled left-foot strike found the net after Joe Worrall did brilliantly to turn the ball back following a corner.

But Figueiredo's unfortunate intervention earned Reading a precious point and kept them within six points of the play-off places.

Reading manager Mark Bowen:

"That was crazy at the end. My take overall is that probably we were a bit sloppy in the first half.

"I said that we'd had 45 average minutes in our last six games. So go out there and enjoy your football, start playing.

"We did that in the second half. I thought that we went out and dominated most of the game.

"But even in those last seconds [after Forest had scored], the lads didn't let their heads drop.

"To come straight back into it like we did, it shows that we're not in a bad place in terms of what we've got to offer in the back end of the season."

Nottingham Forest head coach Sabri Lamouchi:

"At the end of the game, when you are lucky to score in the 96th minute, then the game is done. It is over, the game is finished.

"But then it's not. This was our fate, we'd never made a mistake before.

"Then we make one mistake, it was probably the emotion [of scoring first] and then we forgot to do our jobs.

"We did our jobs for 95 minutes then it was a long ball, cross and an own goal.

"Yes, probably, we lost concentration after scoring. I just feel upset for the boys because, after our goal, they also thought the game was done.

"Only football can give you this emotion. It was unbelievable at the end."