AMSTERDAM – A trio of Americans saw English Championship action on the road under the Tuesday night lights, with Eric Lichaj performing solidly at right back as Nottingham Forest fought back twice for a 2-2 share against Watford.
The Illinois native rang up six clearances and three tackles to go with a game-high four interceptions. Lichaj came close to setting up a late winner when his 86th minute combo with Britt Assombalonga saw the striker shoot over. With their seventh draw in 12 league games, Forest dropped one rung to fifth place.
Around the Championship, Fulham got 73 decent minutes of play from Emerson Hyndman in a wild 3-3 draw at Rotherham.
The youngster completed 29 of 31 passes, including a dangerous early cross that Cauley Woodrow fired wide. Hyndman left with the game tied at twos, and eventually Fulham required a last-minute equalizer from Dan Burn to grab the point. Though still in the bottom three on goal differential, the Cottagers have lost just once in their last five.
Tim Ream came on to work the final nine minutes at left back in Bolton's 2-1 defeat away to Charlton. Staying next-to-last in the table, Wanderers lost for the fifth time in six league games.
Elsewhere, Zak Whitbread watched on from the away dugout as Derby County moved into first place with a 1-0 victory at Blackpool, and Will Packwood did likewise as Birmingham City was left dangling over the drop zone by a 1-0 defeat at Blackburn.
