With a 3-0 victory over Wolves on Monday, Nottingham Forest’s incredible season continued, and manager Nuno Espirito Santo made a triumphant return to Molineux. Before halftime, goals from Chris Wood and England international Morgan Gibbs-White put Forest within six points of leaders Liverpool, whom they will visit in their next Premier League match. In stoppage time, substitute Taiwo Awoniyi completed the score and gave Forest a sixth straight victory. Wolves suffered their first loss under new manager Vitor Pereira, and only goal difference kept them out of the relegation zone.

Despite moving level on points with Arsenal, Forest is still ranked third in the table.
Espirito Santo’s team is accumulating a sizable lead in the competition for Champions League football the following season, even if a surprise championship push proves too difficult for them.
They lead ailing champions Manchester City in sixth position by six points and Newcastle in fifth place by five.
The two-time European champions would return to the continent’s premier championship for the first time in forty-five years if they placed in the top four.
However, depending on how the English club does in this season’s European campaign, fifth place can possibly be sufficient.
“We must maintain our humility. We still haven’t accomplished anything, so we must keep going to the very end, which may bring us joy,” Espirito Santo stated.
Gibbs-White relished the opportunity to rejoin the team where he began his career.
With a cool finish from Antony Elanga’s ball, the midfielder made his case for more international attention in front of the newly appointed England manager, Thomas Tuchel.
Wood’s purple patch and a strong defense have been the cornerstones of Forest’s surprising ascent from fighting relegation until the penultimate day of the previous season to being Champions League candidates.
Shortly before halftime, the New Zealander doubled the visitors’ advantage by converting a low cross from Callum Hudson-Odoi for his 12th goal of the year.
To maintain his ninth clean sheet of the season and fourth consecutive, Mats Sels had to make a spectacular stop to deny Jorgen Strand Larsen.
Wolves supporters grew accustomed to the stability that Espirito Santo brought during his tenure as their team’s manager from 2017 until 2021.
For the first time in 39 years, the Portuguese coach guided Wanderers from the Championship into Europe.
He is now re-creating that magic to put Forest supporters in a state of bliss following difficult stints at Tottenham and the Saudi team Al-Ittihad.