At a glance

  • Forest pick up first Premier League win under Sean Dyche

  • Leeds fail to build on 13th-minute opener in poor performance

  • Forest remain in relegation zone, but only two points behind Leeds

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Nottingham Forest came from behind to beat relegation rivals Leeds United and earn their first Premier League win under manager Sean Dyche.

United struck first when Brenden Aaronson picked out Lukas Nmecha, who drove his shot into the bottom corner.

But Ibrahim Sangare levelled for Forest after goalkeeper Lucas Perri parried Dan Ndoye's ball into his path.

Captain Morgan Gibbs-White headed them into the lead following a cross from substitute Omari Hutchinson.

And Elliot Anderson made the win safe with a late penalty.

Forest were deserved winners in a fairly poor game, and will hope this can prove a catalyst.

They remain 19th but move on to nine points, two behind Leeds.

Morgan Gibbs-White celebrates his goalImage source, Getty Images
Image caption,

Morgan Gibbs-White's three goals this season have all come since Sean Dyche replaced Ange Postecoglou

Nottingham Forest analysis: Priceless win for Dyche's team?

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'It's a good marker for us' - Sean Dyche on first Premier League win with Forest

The longer the winless run in the league went on for 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 Nmecha's opener and 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.

Leeds analysis: Cause for concern

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Daniel Farke highlights 'difficult spell' as Leeds move closer to drop zone

Leeds' major frustration here will be that they could not even hold on to their lead for three minutes.

They battled hard but were lacking in quality.

After Nmecha's 13th-minute goal they had to wait until the 78th minute to force a save from Matz Sels, with substitutes Daniel James and Dominic Calvert-Lewin testing the keeper late on.

And now they only sit one point above the relegation zone.

What's next for these teams?

Forest visit Premier League champions Liverpool after the international break on Saturday, 22 November (15:00 GMT). Leeds host Aston Villa the next day at 14:00.

Player of the match

Number: 21 O. Hutchinson
Average rating 7.98
Number: 21 O. Hutchinson
Average Rating: 7.98
Number: 8 E. Anderson
Average Rating: 7.61
Number: 10 M. Gibbs-White
Average Rating: 7.36
Number: 3 N. Williams
Average Rating: 7.34
Number: 31 N. Milenković
Average Rating: 7.23
Number: 6 I. Sangaré
Average Rating: 7.19
Number: 5 Murillo
Average Rating: 7.00
Number: 14 D. Ndoye
Average Rating: 6.91
Number: 22 R. Yates
Average Rating: 6.80
Number: 26 M. Sels
Average Rating: 6.79
Number: 9 T. Awoniyi
Average Rating: 6.76
Number: 16 N. Domínguez
Average Rating: 6.74
Number: 37 N. Savona
Average Rating: 6.69
Number: 19 Igor Jesus
Average Rating: 6.57
Number: 4 Morato
Average Rating: 6.38

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