Honours finished even as AFC Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest shared the points from a hard-fought 0-0 draw at the City Ground.
The stalemate saw caretaker-manager Jonathan Woodgate remain unbeaten since taking charge of the Cherries earlier this month.
And Chris Hughton’s rejuvenated Forest team extended their impressive run to just one defeat in their past 11 league games.
Chances were at a premium throughout the contest with Junior Stanislas going close for the visitors when he curled an effort past the post in the 11th minute.
Forest’s best opportunity fell to former Cherries striker Glenn Murray who saw his near post header cleared off the line by a combination of Ben Pearson and Asmir Begovic in the second half.
It was an excellent defensive display from the Cherries who lost captain Steve Cook to a groin injury after just five minutes.
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