Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos saved a penalty in Greece's narrow 1-0 defeat to the Netherlands last night.

The 29-year-old, who is yet to play for Forest, saved Wout Weghorst's first-half penalty as his nation looked to take a huge step towards EURO 2024 qualification.

Vlachodimos joined the club on deadline day from Portuguese champions Benfica for a fee in the region of PS8 million - but has since been second choice behind Matt Turner.

However, after his form over the current international break, the Greek has boosted his chance of a debut upon his return to club football this weekend.

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Although his nation fell to a late defeat last night, Vlachodimos produced another excellent display.

He made five saves, with a rating of 8.3 on FotMob, - the highest of any Greek player who featured throughout the match.

The 29-year-old also made 14 passes, at a completion rate of 74% - with six of his 14 being a long pass to a teammate after playing out from the back.

Given his experience and pedigree, he won't want to be joining the Reds purely to be sat on the substitutes bench - with his performance last night backing up the point that he's too good to be a bench warmer.

He's deserved his opportunity, with a start against Luton on Saturday his chance to impress after a great international stint.