If anyone has doubted until now, from now on, they won’t make the same mistake! Nottingham Forest are title contenders! How else could one call a team that destroyed Brighton 7-0, handing the Seagulls their toughest defeat since the 1958/1959 season? Brighton, which beat Man United twice, snatched two points from Arsenal, beat Tottenham and Man City, and made it pretty hard for Liverpool. That same squad was demolished today and got lost in the Forest!7 – Nottingham Forest enjoyed their biggest league victory since beating Chelsea 7-0 in the top-flight in April 1991. Meanwhile, this was Brighton’s heaviest league defeat since a 9-0 loss at Middlesbrough on the opening day of the 1958-59 season in the second tier. Resounding. pic.twitter.com/VizSSWnKue— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) February 1, 2025 The role of the hero goes to Chris Wood, who netted a hat-trick and moved to the fourth place on the top-scorers list with 17 goals by his name. Apart from him, the captain, Morgan Gibbs-White, Neco Williams and the sub, Jota Silva, found the net in Nottingham’s ranks, while the visitors’ skipper, Lewis Dunk, opened the scoring with an own goal.What a season Chris Wood is having 🎯▪️ Hat trick against Brighton ▪️ His best goal return (17) in the Premier League with still 14 games to go ▪️ Behind only Mo Salah and Erling Haaland for the Premier League Golden Boot pic.twitter.com/pWihPLPKw2— B/R Football (@brfootball) February 1, 2025 Already at the break, it was clear that the points would stay in Nottingham, as the home crew had a 3-0 lead, but no one could have foreseen this sort of catastrophe. Forest are now tied with Arsenal in the second Premier League position, trailing six points behind the leaders Liverpool. But if Nuno Espirito Santo’s men keep crushing the rivals like they did today, the Reds should definitely be worried.ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 24Saturday Nott.Forest – Brighton 7-0 (3-0)/Dunk 12 og, Gibbs-White 25, Wood 32, 64, 69 pen, Williams 89, Silva 90+1/Bournemouth – Liverpool 0-0 IN PROGRESSEverton – Leicester 2-0 IN PROGRESSIpswich – Southampton 0-0 IN PROGRESSNewcastle – Fulham 0-0 IN PROGRESS20.30: (3.45) Wolverhampton (3.50) Aston Villa (2.20)Sunday 17.00: (2.20) Brentford (3.70) Tottenham (3.35)17.00: (2.10) Man.Utd. (3.50) Crystal Palace (3.80)19.30: (2.10) Arsenal (3.50) Man.City (3.80)Monday 23.00: (1.40) Chelsea (4.80) West Ham (7.75)***odds are subject to change***
