Latest Nottingham Forest news as Vitor Pereira’s Reds beat Burnley 4-1 in crunch Premier League clash
17:08, 19 Apr 2026Updated 17:11, 19 Apr 2026
Morgan Gibbs-White of Nottingham Forest celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the Premier League match between Nottingham Forest and Burnley at City Ground
Vitor Pereira believes Morgan Gibbs-White deserves an England recall after the Nottingham Forest No.10 stepped up for his team once again.
Gibbs-White bagged a 15-minute hat-trick – the first treble of his career – as the Reds came from behind to beat Burnley 4-1 at the City Ground. Victory over the Clarets moved Pereira’s side five points clear of the relegation zone with five games to play.
Gibbs-White was not included in the Three Lions squad for the last international camp and faces a fight to make the World Cup squad. But Forest head coach Pereira would love to see him back in the fold.
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“He deserves that. This is just my opinion,” Pereira said.
“He deserves it because he has the quality and he has the qualities of a leader. When things are not happening in the way we want, when the team is struggling in the game, a lot of players in this moment prefer to hide and don’t want the ball. This is not Morgan; he wants the ball and he wants the responsibility. He wants to score goals and assist.
“When I told him that, when we are attacking, I wanted him to play in the pocket but, when we defend, he must defend on the side, it was not a problem for him. He understands the game. He has the spirit.
“When I was watching the first half, me and my staff were talking about how Morgan was not in his best conditions today. In the first half, the team didn’t find him in the right spaces.
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“I asked them to go prove our quality and our spirit. He has a lot of talent in the pockets, a lot of character and team spirit, and he leads the team.
“I have more than one leader. By their example, they prove we are together and will fight until the last minute.
“He is a fantastic player for us. And not only speaking about technically and tactically, but also about character.”
A poor first half Trentside had seen the Reds behind at the break. But they came out fighting in the second half, with Igor Jesus adding gloss to the scoreline late on after Gibbs-White’s treble.
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