Nottingham Forest hero Brennan Johnson has made a potentially controversial statement after putting Leicester City to the sword.
The Welsh forward netted a brace on Saturday to help seal a huge win over relegation rivals Leicester City. The 2-0 victory pulls Forest ahead of the Foxes in the Premier League table and closer to safety.
The win was savoured all the more by fans as Forest lost the reverse fixture to their East Midlands rivals. But is the game a proper derby? Not according to the match winner.
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After the game Johnson shared a photo of him, Gustavo Scarpa and Renan Lodi celebrating the three points in the Reds dressing room. The caption simply read: "It's not a derby by the way."
That is a statement that could spark debate among Forest and Leicester supporters, but the 21-year-old evidently does not see them as the club's main rivals. Presumably that title belongs to League One outfit Derby County.
The 2-0 win means the two sides have an even record when meeting each other, sharing 41 wins and 27 draws as their respective fortunes have fluctuated over the years.
Steve Cooper's men face another massive game next Saturday (3pm kick-off) when they travel south to take on struggling Bournemouth, beaten 2-0 by Brentford today and themselves now in the bottom three.
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