Good morning and welcome to our Nottingham Forest coverage on Friday, February 11 2022.
Here's a round-up of the morning headlines from NottinghamshireLive...
Jack Grealish responds to Forest win with message
Keinan Davis is continuing his flying form for Nottingham Forest after another devastating performance on Wednesday night.
Steve Cooper's side beat automatic promotion hopefuls Blackburn Rovers 2-0 to give their own hopes of a Premier League return a real boost.
The Reds are now nine points off AFC Bournemouth in second place and play Scott Parker's men on Friday week.
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Forest the real deal in promotion battle
Such is the buzz around Nottingham Forest at the minute, the strains of “I just can’t get enough” could still be heard at the final whistle - despite being 120 miles from home.
One opportunistic travelling fan had somehow managed to get a fair-sized stereo into the ground and blared out what is fast becoming the soundtrack of the Reds’ season at the final whistle.
Whether it had been brought along simply in hope or with expectation of being deployed is a moot point. Either way, it was a bold move.
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'Hottest prospect in the EFL'
Former Nottingham Forest striker Glenn Murray says he is "surprised" more clubs didn't make a move for Brennan Johnson in the January transfer window.
The 20-year-old continued his excellent form this past week by following up his goal in the FA Cup win over Leicester City on Sunday with a successful penalty attempt to seal an important 2-0 win over promotion rivals Blackburn Rovers in the Championship in midweek.
With nine goals in all competitions as a winger, Johnson has attracted interest from a number of clubs, including Burnley, Leeds United, Leicester City, Everton, Newcastle United, Crystal Palace, Southampton and Brighton.
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Fans divided over Chris Hughton news
Nottingham Forest fans are divided on their view of Chris Hughton after the former Reds boss landed a new job.
Hughton is now a technical adviser for the Ghana FA and will start work ahead of their World Cup qualifying play-off against Nigeria next month.
The 63-year-old left Forest after the side picked up just one point in their opening seven games of the Championship season.
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Blackburn boss pinpoints key factor in Forest defeat
Nottingham Forest returned to winning ways after a 2-0 win over promotion chasing Blackburn Rovers in the Championship.
The win has seen the Reds climb to sixth-place in the table and they are now only three points behind Huddersfield Town.
James Garner returned to the scoresheet for the first time since December while Brennan Johnson netted his eighth goal of the season.
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