Nottingham Forest produced an incredible display on the city ground, throwing Brighton 7-0 in the Premier League.
The hosts did not show grace, refusing to defeat 5-0 in Bournemouth.
Chris Wood was an extraordinary performer, and that he was a top hat-trick to bring his season up to 17 goals.
His first came in the middle of the first half, and Forest had already shown dominance in possession and pressed Brighton into errors.
Wood’s second and third goals arrived in the second half, the latter from a penalty kick after Tyriq Lamptey’s reckless offense on Morgan Gibbs-White. Wood inserted the video into the lower right corner, finishing his hat-trick and sealed the day of the unforgettable for himself and for the club.
Anthony Elanga also achieved a special effect, providing three assists with its trademark pace and directness.
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His ride and precisely cut placed a tree for Forest fourth goal, and he continued to interfere with Brighton’s background. Neco Williams added his name to the list with a blow to the upper left corner after Brighton failed to clean their lines.
Brighton, for his part, watched from the very beginning. Defense errors tortured their effect, and goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen endured the nightmare in the afternoon.
His wrong passage late in the game donated Jota Silva his first forest goal, stopping the route. Verbruggen’s frustration cooked, earning him a yellow card for disagreement in the final moments.
Despite Brighton’s attempts to regain some dignity, the efforts Rutter and O’RILEY force themselves to save themselves from the superior Sels, Foresta remained tight. Sels’s finger of Sava to reject O’RILEY’s twisting of a free kick was the testament of his form this season, maintaining his pure sheet intact.
The victory indicates the biggest victory of the Forest Premier League in recent history and significantly raises the mood after the previous defeat of cherry.
For Brighton, this great loss raises questions about their defense organization, especially given the strong performances earlier in the season.
