▁found ▁his ▁form ▁again ▁that ▁had ▁made ▁him ▁such ▁a ▁success ▁at ▁I ps wich , ▁scoring ▁ 2 9 ▁goals ▁in ▁ 4 7 ▁appearances ▁in ▁all ▁compet itions ▁as ▁Not ting ham ▁Forest ▁reached ▁the ▁play - offs . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁discovered ▁that ▁Johnson ▁had ▁been ▁playing ▁with ▁a ▁torn ▁posterior ▁cru ci ate ▁lig ament , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁expected ▁that ▁his ▁recovery ▁would ▁rule ▁him ▁out ▁for ▁up ▁to ▁six ▁weeks ; ▁however , ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁speed y ▁return ▁and ▁was ▁back ▁in ▁action ▁against ▁Gr ims by ▁two ▁weeks ▁later . ▁ ▁The ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 – 0 4 ▁season ▁saw ▁Johnson ▁sign ▁a ▁three - year ▁extension ▁to ▁his ▁Not ting ham ▁Forest ▁contract , ▁but ▁less ▁than ▁two ▁weeks ▁after ▁signing , ▁he ▁suffered ▁a ▁f ract ured ▁tib ia ▁in ▁a ▁match ▁against ▁She ff ield ▁United ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁thought ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁suffered ▁a ▁double ▁f ract ure , ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁denied ▁by ▁the ▁club ▁following ▁sc ans . ▁Nevertheless , ▁he ▁faced ▁a ▁length y ▁absence ▁from ▁the ▁game , ▁potentially ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁and ▁beyond . ▁His ▁com eb ack ▁began ▁six ▁months ▁after ▁his ▁original ▁injury ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁first ▁with ▁a ▁reserve ▁match ▁against ▁West ▁Ham ▁United ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁March