Early in the second half Nottingham Forest went 3–1 up from a penalty and a Newcastle defender was sent off for protesting. The Newcastle United fans then invaded the pitch. Two Nottingham Forest players were injured in the debacle, but the referee waited until all players were recovered and received the permission of both managers to continue the tie. Newcastle managed to come back and win with a late goal by their captain, Bobby Moncur, in spite of the two-goal and one-player deficit. Up to 23 people were taken to hospital as a result of the pitch invasion, of whom two had fractured skulls; another 103 people were treated at the ground and 39 arrests were made. Following a written protest from Newcastle the match was declared void, and replayed.