CITY GROUND — If you play with fire, you’ll get burnt. If you give Morgan Gibbs-White that much space, you’ll get beaten. Or should that be utterly embarrassed.
It proved the polar opposite of last week’s 5-0 defeat to Bournemouth, allowing that shock on the south coast to appear the anomaly as the Champions League push sparked brilliantly back into life.
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Read MoreAnd while their attacking line purred – Chris Wood’s hat-trick taking him to 17 Premier League goals for the season – a word for their unsung hero in goal.
So what a response this was, as both Sels and Murillo became the first Premier League players this season to reach 10 clean sheets.
As it stands this term, only Liverpool, Arsenal and Bournemouth have conceded fewer goals, with Sels keeping that tally down to 27 on Saturday with two terrific saves in the first half.
After Chris Wood’s hat-trick sealed this win, and moments before Neco Williams made it six and Jota Silva seven, Sels made another fine save to keep out Matt O’Riley’s free-kick.
It’s within reach, too, and wholly achievable. At first glance, you may wonder what right this squad who were battling relegation last season have to be flying so close to the sun.
And the answer is plenty. In the starting XI against Brighton, five players have already featured in the Champions League, including Morato, Neco Williams, Elliot Anderson and Anthony Elanga.
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Read MoreThat may not be many, but it is enough to bring a vital been-there-done-that knowledge to the dressing room and help Forest feel as though they aren’t punching above their weight, but that this is where they belong.
Known for his pragmatism (are you watching, Spurs etc), Nuno changed to a back three in light of the defeat to Bournemouth, and whether that is a tactical switch which remains or not, it is almost beside the point.
He saw something that needed tweaking and reacted accordingly. When you have a manager like that, an attack like this, and a defence running a tight ship, it is quickly becoming no surprise to see Forest where they are.
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