Forest have made penalty shootouts a habit during this FA Cup run, and it has become the norm that Sels will see them through.
The Belgium keeper has been integral to Forest’s superb Premier League campaign, and he has kept their hopes of a first FA Cup win since 1959 alive.
Penalties had almost seemed inevitable from the first half on Saturday, with neither team able to fashion any meaningful chances.
Forest felt the effects of Chris Wood’s absence, with the club’s top scorer missing after picking up a hip injury while on international duty with New Zealand.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side had been awarded a spot-kick in the 64th minute, when Kaoru Mitoma was judged by referee Peter Banks to have brought down Elliot Anderson in the area.
However, the Video Assistant Referee intervened and Banks reviewed the incident before confirming, through the Amex sound system, that no foul had been committed – much to the delight of the home crowd.
Nuno and the Forest bench were less impressed, furiously protesting the decision with the fourth official.
But the whole team sprinted to the opposite end of the pitch as Yates’ penalty hit the back of the net more than an hour later to celebrate in front of their ecstatic travelling fans.
