Sean Dyche urged his Nottingham Forest side to go out and deliver during the hard times after their bid for Premier League survival was dented against Wolves on Wednesday. 

Dyche watched his team play out a 0-0 draw with the division's bottom club, failing to pull clear of 18th-placed West Ham, who drew with Manchester United 24 hours earlier. 

Forest are on 27 points, four clear of Nuno Espirito Santo's men, but Dyche will be frustrated with his side's performance, having peppered Jose Sa's goal throughout the game.

Indeed, Forest's 35 shots were the most by any team without finding the net in a Premier League match since Man Utd had 38 in a goalless draw with Burnley in October 2016.

It was also their most in any top-flight encounter since the 2022-23 campaign, and the most by any team managed by Dyche in the competition, in his 351st game.

Forest also had a 62.9% possession share. It was the 10th time in the Premier League that a side managed by Dyche had at least 60% of the ball, and he hasn't won any of those games (D4 L6).

And with Liverpool, Brighton and Manchester City their next three league assignments, Dyche called upon his players to stand up and be counted in their relegation battle. 

"Very frustrated, of course. Knock on the door but find a moment of clarity. It was one of those. They set their stall out early to come and defend and look for breaks," Dyche said.

"It is very frustrating to dominate a game like that, with so many chances... and there were plenty of good chances, but it’s finding that killer moment.

"The crowd get nervy, the team get nervy, there is a lot of pressure on these games. A lot of the performances are right, but you have to score a goal, obviously.

"That is the hardest thing for us as managers and coaches, for someone to find that defining moment. There were a few very strong chances. The start was good.

"We were opening them up. When teams are fully flowing, finding that last pass, making that run, they all seem to come together quickly.

"When it is not quite there, people start snatching at shots and crosses and the crowd get on top quickly. This is part and parcel of the Premier League.

"There is no lack of effort or commitment, it is just finding those moments. We can't rely on others. Finding the key moments is the frustration.

"One loss in six is usually a good run, but in the position we are in, it is not classed as a good run.

“Every time we get a chance to push forward and clear the decks, we don’t quite deliver those moments. It is a work in progress.

"I am not out there playing. It is about trying to get the team to find that confidence amidst the noise and the freedom to go and play.

"When the hard times come, we have to go and deliver."

Forest also had 16 shots in the first half – only Man Utd against Bournemouth in December (17) have had more in the first 45 minutes of a Premier League game this season.

Morgan Gibbs-White somehow headed against the side netting from close range before Lorenzo Lucca blazed over following a blistering six-on-one counter-attack by Forest. 

And Elliot Anderson, who had the joint most shots (seven), completed the most passes (78), made the most line-breaking passes (22), won the joint most duels (nine), won possession most often (nine) and made the most tackles (five) of any Forest player, echoed Dyche's sentiments. 

"We just weren't clinical. We had a lot of the ball and just tried to break down the back five, got some good balls into the box but not clinical enough," Anderson told TNT Sports. 

"It just hasn't clicked today, but I couldn't fault the energy of the lads.

"It's really disappointing, especially at home. Three points was what we wanted, but we didn't lose, so look at the positives there."

Wolves, meanwhile, picked up just their ninth point of the season, while also ending a run of 14 away Premier League matches without a clean sheet, while this was their first goalless draw on the road since January 2024 at Brighton.

They had a chance to snatch a second win of the season in second-half stoppage time, but Mateus Mane's shot following a swift counter was repelled by Stefan Ortega. 

Edwards, however, bemoaned his team's display in the first half, saying: "I know we had a couple of moments, but I think it would have been unjust had we lost.

"In the first half we were as bad as we have been. We kept giving the ball away. After a few words at half-time, I thought we showed spirit and character in the second half."

The performance of Sa was huge for Edwards' men as he made 10 saves, only the fourth time a Wolves goalkeeper has made that many in a Premier League match.

The only previous instances were Paul Jones vs Middlesbrough in 2004 (10), Wayne Hennessey vs Liverpool in 2012 (10) and Sa himself vs Liverpool in 2024 (11).

Much of the talk around Wolves' season has revolved around whether they will break Derby County's record for the fewest points in a Premier League season (11 in 2007-08).

Sa, while thrilled with his own display, insisted he did not want to suffer relegation with a humiliating record on his CV. 

"I'm proud that I didn't concede and helped my team to one point. We still believe, but everyone knows it's going to be difficult," Sa said. 

On wanting to surpass Derby's points total, Sa added: "Of course, of course. I don't want this type of record."