Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper hailed the home support after Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea.
Right-back Serge Aurier showed terrific composure to cancel out Raheem Sterling’s goal with a fine equaliser.
It is the first point Steve Cooper’s side have taken after going behind this season and extends their unbeaten home run to six games in all competitions.
Cooper said: “Don’t take fans for granted, earn their support week in week out. If we can do that, we can make this a tough place – that’s all in our control.
“On the away form, we won’t shy away from things we need to improve on or make excuses. Our performances have not been at the level required to earn points away from home. No elephants in the room we tackle things head on and away form is something we need to look at. Everything we do at the moment is about us, how we grow the team, the spirit and identity. I know we didn’t win today but it was a good reference point that we can play against the big teams in the league. We’re in control of our destiny and we have to keep building.
“I see things happening both ways, we have to ignore people saying ‘oh here’s Forest again’ and look at the squad. We can and want to improve and the squad, we carry on with our work, really enjoying working with these players and the spirit is excellent. They are committed to what we want to do.”
