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As a Spurs fan, I was embarrassed at how at how Nuno was treated by my club. I am absolutely loving watching his success with the Forest side.
Michael, Dorset
Nottingham Forest 7-0 Brighton
This is Nottingham Forest's biggest league win since a 7-0 win over Chelsea in the top-flight in April 1991.
Nottingham Forest 7-0 Brighton
Brighton have fallen to pieces. We're deep into nine minutes of additional time. Forest look like they are going to score each time they cross the halfway line.
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Joe Cole
Ex-Chelsea and England midfielder on TNT Sports
Evangelos Marinakis [Nottingham Forest owner] must be loving this. He has galvanised the club and it is incredible the journey that they are on.
They must be loving every second.
The fans are singing "we want eight!". They are in dreamland.
Nottingham Forest 7-0 Brighton
Lucy Ward
Former Leeds striker on TNT Sports
Absolute dreamland for Nottingham Forest.
After that 5-0 defeat to Bournemouth, it was a big test for them. Brighton have not played well but Forest do not need any invitation at all.
Nottingham Forest 7-0 Brighton
'We want eight, we want eight' sing delirious Forest fans.
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Marc Albrighton
Former Leicester midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live
You would be frustrated as a Brighton fan as they've got quality.
They have gone to pieces. The goalkeeper has got it horribly wrong.
Jota Silva
This is getting U-G-L-Y for Brighton.
Forest fans are still celebrating their team's sixth goal when Brighton give the ball away on the edge of their own box and Jota Silva makes them pay.
Image source, PA MediaNeco Williams
And ANOTHER Forest goal!
Neco Williams rifles home moments after substitute Taiwo Awoniyi's attempt is parried.
Brighton are unhappy. They think there was a handball in the build-up but the goal stands.
Image source, Getty ImagesNottingham Forest 5-0 Brighton
Joe Cole
Ex-Chelsea and England midfielder on TNT Sports
Sels looks unbeatable at times.
That is a well-struck shot and he does well to save it.
Nottingham Forest 5-0 Brighton
Brighton have a free-kick about 25 yards out.
In it comes from Matt O'Riley and it looks to be going in before Matz Sels makes a great save.
Sels has had another fine game.
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Shamoon Hafez
BBC Sport football news reporter at Goodison Park
Anyone else put hat-trick hero Chris Wood on your Fantasy bench? 😢😢
Hit the thumbs.
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Sho: Brighton have bought so well in the midfield and attacking positions but their goalkeeping and defensive recruitment is woeful. They get too many of these kind of results.
Nottingham Forest 5-0 Brighton
Two wins in 12 Premier League games now for Brighton.
Their season is fizzling out.
Nottingham Forest 5-0 Brighton
A day to remember for Forest. They've scored five goals in a Premier League game for the first time since 1995.
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That noise you can hear?
That's a roar for Chris Wood as he makes his way off after scoring a hat-trick. What a shift.
Taiwo Awoniyi is on along with Ibrahim Sangare.
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Come on, if you love football, you’re a Forest fan this season. What a story.
Rachel T
Nottingham Forest 5-0 Brighton
Forest are now getting ready to send on two more players - Taiwo Awoniyi and Ibrahim Sangare.
Nottingham Forest 5-0 Brighton
Where does Brighton's season go from here?
This has been an utterly miserable afternoon for their fans who have travelled in numbers.
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Transferred Chris Wood into my FPL this week, over the moon with his hat-trick! Hopefully I can get away from 2nd bottom in our league!
Max, Wolverhampton
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 56 | 21 | 35 | 56 |
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| 2 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 44 | 21 | 23 | 47 |
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| 3 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 47 |
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| 4 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 30 | 17 | 41 |
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| 5 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 41 |
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| 6 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 30 | 15 | 40 |
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| 7 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 40 |
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| 8 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 36 | -2 | 37 |
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| 9 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 36 |
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| 10 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 35 | 38 | -3 | 34 |
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| 11 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 31 |
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| 12 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 29 |
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| 13 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 27 |
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| 14 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 44 | -16 | 27 |
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| 15 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 26 |
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| 16 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 46 | 37 | 9 | 24 |
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| 17 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 52 | -19 | 19 |
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| 18 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 53 | -28 | 17 |
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| 19 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 49 | -27 | 16 |
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| 20 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 54 | -36 | 9 |
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Manager: Vítor Pereira
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Manager: Unai Emery
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Vítor Pereira
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Manager: Unai Emery
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
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Having lost three of their first four Premier League home games against Aston Villa (D1), Wolves have now lost just one of their last five against them at Molineux (W3 D1).
Aston Villa won the reverse fixture 3-1 at Villa Park – they’ve not done the league double over Wolves since the 2003-04 campaign.
Wolves picked up seven points in their first three Premier League games under Vitor Pereira (W2 D1) but have since lost four in a row. They’ve already lost five consecutively once this season, under previous manager Gary O’Neil – the only team to have separate runs of 5+ defeats in a row under different managers in a season and survive relegation was West Ham in 2006-07 (Alan Pardew & Alan Curbishley).
Aston Villa are yet to lose a Premier League match under Unai Emery against a side starting the day in the drop zone (W13 D5), while overall Emery has lost just one out of 29 games against sides in 18th, 19th or 20th, losing 3-2 to Southampton with Arsenal in December 2018.
Wolves have shipped 19 set piece goals (excl. pens) this season, the most of any Premier League side. The earliest a side has conceded 20 set piece goals in a single campaign is 25 games (Tottenham in 2007-08).
In 23 Premier League games this season, Wolves have conceded 52 goals. At 2.26 goals against per game, this is their worst average in a league season since 1932-33 (96 in 42 games, 2.29).
Aston Villa won 22 of the first 25 Premier League games in which they led at half-time under Unai Emery (D1 L2) but have gone on to win just four of their last nine (D4 L1), including a 1-1 draw last time out against West Ham.
Wolves have conceded 303 fouls in the Premier League this season, with only Bournemouth committing more (309). The 20 fouls they conceded against Arsenal was their most in a top-flight game since May 2023 against Aston Villa (also 20).
Only Tottenham’s Dominic Solanke (237) has made more runs into the opposition penalty area in the Premier League this season than Wolves’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (210), with 80 of Strand Larsen’s runs targeted by a pass, the most of any player.
Ollie Watkins has been involved in 15+ Premier League goals in each of his last three seasons (21 in 2022-23, 32 in 2023-24, 15 in 2024-25), with 10 goals and five assists in the current campaign. He’s one of three Aston Villa players to achieve that in three consecutive seasons, after Dwight Yorke (1995-96 to 1997-98) and Gabriel Agbonlahor (2007-08 to 2009-10).
