LEEDS United fought back from a shaky opening spell to claim a deserved point against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground yesterday. Forest stormed out of the blocks in their first home game of the season and spurned chances either side of Dexter Blackstock’s ninth-minute opener.

However, Billy Davies’s men were made to pay for not taking full advantage of their early dominance as Leeds levelled through Lloyd Sam and it was the visitors who appeared more likely to grab a winner during a scrappy second half.

Clarke Carlisle’s stoppage-time goal gave the 10 men of Burnley a welcome point at rivals Ipswich Town on Saturday.

Burnley looked like they would be made to pay for playing the last 10 minutes a man light following David Edgar’s red card when David Norris scored with four minutes remaining.

But Carlisle still found time to head home a corner and give Brian Laws’ side a draw.

Ipswich manager Roy Keane is keen to add to his squad before the end of the transfer window and needs to find a cutting edge if his side are to mount a challenge this year.

Keane left captain Jon Walters out of his squad as speculation continues to link him with a move to Stoke City.