Nottingham Forest tore a miserable Brighton apart in their biggest league victory since 1991, overcoming the deep disappointment of a crushing defeat at Bournemouth last week.
0 by Bournemouth the previous weekend, but they bounced back with a spectacular victory over a Brighton team that had their own ambitions of qualifying for Europe.
Nearly 34 years have passed since their last league victory by seven goals, a 7-0 victory over Chelsea in April 1991.
For the first occasion in Premier League history, a team lost by five points and then won by seven points in back-to-back games.
This was the first time in the top division since February 1974 (Ipswich Town), which predates the Premier League era. After just twelve minutes, Lewis Dunk converted Morgan Gibbs-White’s cross into his own net, giving them the lead.
Then, Gibbs-White used a strong header from Anthony Elanga’s goal to double Forest’s lead.
Chris Wood nodded in Elanga’s cross to make it 3-0 with just thirty-two minutes remaining in the match.
After just a match against Ipswich in December 1994 (27th minute), it was the second-earliest three goals Forest had ever scored in a Premier League game.
Wood scored his 15th goal of the season with the goal, making 2024–25 his most successful Premier League campaign to date.
He wasn’t finished yet, though. He then completed his hat-trick from the penalty spot after adding a second from close range, bringing his season total to 17.
With 14 games left for Forest after today, Wood will undoubtedly aim for his first 20-goal Premier League season.
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