Wolves 0-3 Nottingham Forest: Nuno´s high-flying side move level with Arsenal in second

Nottingham Forest recorded a sixth straight Premier League triumph as they eased past Wolves with a 3-0 win at Molineux on Monday.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s moved level on points with second-placed Arsenal and just six shy of leaders Liverpool – who they host next time out in the league at the City Ground – after another impressive showing.

Morgan Gibbs-White needed just seven minutes to find the opener against his former side before Chris Wood doubled Forest’s advantage on the stroke of half-time with his 12th league goal of the term.

Taiwo Awoniyi rounded off a brilliant display late on, though Forest were still indebted to Matz Sels, who denied Jorgen Strand Larsen from point-blank range with the scoreline at 1-0 in the first half.

Larsen was the hero in Wolves’ last outing, a 2-2 draw with Tottenham, but wasted a host of glorious opportunities after also seeing a first-half effort cleared off the line by Murillo with the goal at this mercy.

Vitor Pereira was left to rue those missed chances as he suffered a first defeat in charge of Wolves – his team remain 17th, just clear of the relegation zone and 18th-placed Ipswich Town on goal difference.

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Data Debrief: Forest flying under Nuno

Forest’s success has been built on their deadly finishing and a strong backline – indeed, no side has kept more than their nine clean sheets in the Premier League this season.

Nuno’s side managed their fourth straight league game without conceding here, too, achieving that many top-flight clean sheets in a row for the first time since a five-match run in March 1992.

At the other end of the pitch, Wood found the net for an eighth time in the Premier League when facing Wolves, his joint-most goals against an opponent in the competition (also eight versus West Ham).

Gibbs-White has also had a hand in six goals in his last six Premier League appearances for Forest (three goals, three assists), netting in back-to-back games for the first time since April 2023.

In stark contrast, Wolves’ maiden defeat under Pereira came after they failed to score at Molineux for the first time in 12 Premier League games since a 1-0 defeat to Bournemouth in April 2024.