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A huge turnaround for Nottingham Forest with a 7-0 thrashing of Brighton and Hove Albiion in the English Premier League.
New Zealand's Chris Wood scored a hat-trick of goals in succession in the 32nd, 64th and 69th minute at the City Ground, just a week on from Forest being beaten 5-0 by Bournemouth.
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Wood now has 17 goals for the season surpassed only by superstars Mo Salah (19) and Erling Haaland (18).
Thirty-three-year-old Wood also became the first Forest player to score a hat-trick in Premier League since Nigel Clough in December 1987.
Wood received a standing ovation when he was eventually replaced by Taiwo Awoniyi as a sixth goal was then added to the Forest tally.
Forest are second equal with Arsenal on the EPL ladder, nine points behind leaders Liverpool