Everton 0-2 Nottingham Forest: Five reasons why Nuno’s side can stay the course
The Premier League standings at the halfway mark have a retro feel.
Liverpool’s winning machine has led the way under Arne Slott, but it’s their closest challengers who are the real surprise.
Nottingham Forest are in second place with 19 games played and are in a tight race with the Reds, much like they were in the late 1970s and 1980s when they were competing for trophies.
Forest 2-0 Everton Their fans left Goodison Park and returned to the Midlands on Sunday singing “We’re gonna win the league”.
Building ‘Leicester City’ and winning trophies can be a bit difficult, especially since it would require a massive collapse from Liverpool.
But for now, they’re drinking every minute of the day.
“We’re enjoying it,” head coach Nuno Espirito Santo said of their league position. “We especially enjoy it because our fans enjoy it.
“That’s what we have to do together, let’s enjoy this journey and go into every game. Nothing has changed and we have to realize that we haven’t achieved anything.”
Here, BBC Sport looks at five reasons why Forest can stay in the top four.
