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Emlyn Begley
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The longer the winless run in the league went on for Sean Dyche, who replaced 39-day manager Ange Postecoglou, the worse things could have got.

They were only behind for two minutes and 17 seconds in between Lukas Nmecha's opener and Ibrahim Sangare's strike.

It is telling that Gibbs-White, who failed to get a move to Tottenham in the summer, has now scored three times under Dyche - after netting none under the Australian.

He left to a standing ovation, having been criticised earlier in the season by the club's fans.

This was not a vintage Forest performance, certainly compared with last season, but they were better than they have been and created the more promising chances.

They looked livelier too after a triple substitution by Dyche, including the introduction of Hutchison, who set up the second goal and won the penalty.

Had Gibbs-White not been replaced moments earlier he would have had the opportunity to score his second - but instead Anderson slammed home his first Premier League penalty goal.

Nottingham Forest boss Sean Dyche, speaking to BBC Match Of The Day after their 3-1 victory over Leeds: "Very pleased for everyone. The players have spoken openly about going through a lot. They've accepted how we're doing things and have accepted the squad game. They know the fixture list. We should have won in the week but we put that right today.

"We can't guarantee a quick equaliser but we did it against Manchester United and did it again today. It was good today with the fans playing their part as they so often do here.

On Omari Hutchinson: "I had already spoken to him but credit to him. I can only guide him in the right direction. The price tag has nothing to do with him. He needs to just enjoy his football. He's done terrific when he came on.

On Morgan Gibbs-White: "Scored again. That's what you want from the players. He's going about his business. The stories go away and he can relax and carry on. It's professional. Morgan has gone through a bit of noise."

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Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Savona, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Sangare, Anderson, Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Dominguez, Igor Jesus.

Subs: John Victor, Morato, Awoniyi, Kalimuendo, Hutchinson, Yates, Jair Cunha, McAtee, Abbott.

Leeds XI: Lucas Perri, Bogle, Rodon, Bijol, Gudmundsson, Ampadu, Aaronson, Longstaff, Stach, Okafor, Nmecha.

Subs: Darlow, Struijk, James, Calvert-Lewin, Piroe, Harrison, Tanaka, Justin, Gruev.

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This is a big game for both teams because they could both really do with a positive result going into the international break.

Nottingham Forest nearly got over the line against Manchester United last week and they had a bit of spirit about the way they played, but Sean Dyche is still waiting for his first Premier League win with them and he will want to get that monkey off his back.

Leeds have done pretty well at Elland Road so far, but the only time they have picked up any points or even scored a goal away from home was when they beat bottom side Wolves in September.

Their fragility on the road means this is a great opportunity for Forest, even though they played away in Europe on Thursday.

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Forest have not won a league match since beating Brentford on the opening weekend but can take heart from their excellent record against Leeds at the City Ground.

They have not lost a top-flight home game against the Yorkshire side since November 1971, when current manager Sean Dyche was just five months old.

Dyche earned his first Premier League point since taking charge in last weekend's 2-2 draw with Manchester United and said the performance was a "marked improvement", particularly in the second half.

But Forest were caught out twice from corners (the first awarded controversially), taking their total number of goals conceded from set-pieces to nine – a joint-league high prior to the latest round of fixtures.

Dyche will have to get his new side better organised defensively if they are to move away from the relegation zone.

Forest have not kept a clean sheet in the Premier League since beating United on 1 April, and their run of 18 consecutive games without a shut-out is the longest by a current top-flight club.

Leeds' struggles on the road

A Leeds win would send them eight points clear of their opponents but Daniel Farke's side have struggled away from home this season and were well beaten at Brighton last weekend.

Farke conceded the Seagulls deserved their 3-0 victory, acknowledging "it was not our best game offensively" whilst adding "it happens sometimes that the attack doesn't have the best of days".

The problem for Farke is those bad days have been regular occurrences away from Elland Road.

The Whites have conceded the opening goal in all five of their top-flight matches on the road this season, failing to score in all but one of those fixtures.

The three away goals they have netted all came in a 15-minute flurry immediately before half-time in September's 3-1 win at Wolves, when they scored with three consecutive shots.

Aside from that purple patch at Molineux, their other 40 attempts on the road have all been unsuccessful.

Nottingham Forest boss Sean Dyche has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Leeds United at the City Ground (kick-off 14:00 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Dyche says it's "improbable" Chris Wood and Callum Hudson-Odoi will be back for the weekend, but says there's a "stronger chance" they'll be fit in the coming weeks.

• He admits the international break has come at a good time because of the injuries they have. Dyche added: "It gives us that window without games. It doesn't mean they are going to miraculously get fit but it just means there's no games to miss. If there is such a thing as speed in these situations then we'll try to do that, of course. But the body can only heal at a certain rate."

• Dyche says having "that killer edge" in front of goal is "a constant work in progress" and believes having more bodies back to fitness will help. He added: "We haven't got magic dust. You can't suddenly make players who are not used to having that killer edge score 20 a season. It's not that easy or else we'd all be doing it."

• The Forest boss says he has seen "positive signs" in recent performances that they can create better chances.

• He says dealing with being in the bottom three from a mental perspective is "part of being a professional footballer" and that "it's a process" to establish yourself as a top Premier League club. Dyche said: "When I was on the outside looking at it and fans were telling me, 'we're going to do this and we're going to do that', I said 'I don't think it's that easy'. Once I saw them get into Europe, I said, 'trust me, it's not going to be that easy'."

• On progress, Dyche says: "There's a lot of work that needs to be done. That's what we're doing and that's what we intend to do."

• Looking ahead to the weekend, Dyche says he has to be "aware" of Leeds but isn't "worried" about them.

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Colin Fray
BBC Radio Nottingham reporter

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Overall, the feeling will be one of frustration from Nottingham Forest that they were unable to break through against fairly weak opposition - notwithstanding, of course, the fact Forest have plenty of injury and selection issues just at the moment.

It is hoped - certainly in the case of those unavailable for the Europa League but available for the Premier League - that will be alleviated somewhat for the game against Leeds. The Reds were without 12 players for Thursday's game, but I think they will look back on it with a little bit of disappointment.

In terms of performance, you can look at it and say: "Well, they hit the woodwork, they had one cleared off the line, they missed a penalty." So you could argue they did enough to win the game.

But perhaps that lack of cutting edge in the final third is what really let them down. In the end, they will leave Graz frustrated at only getting one point.

However, it is one more point in the right direction and a point away from home in Europe amid a frenetic atmosphere. It was played in a little bit of a cauldron.

I think Forest will kick themselves, though. Perhaps that is the way to reflect on it - a story of missed opportunities.

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