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Nottingham Forest beat Burnley 4-1 to go five points clear of the relegation zone in the Premier League.
Morgan Gibbs-White scored a hat-trick, with Igor Jesus wrapping up the win in stoppage time.
Sum up that Nottingham Forest in three words…
Forest trailed 1-0 at the interval after Zian Flemming’s goal but roared back in the second half to claim a big win.
Following the win, we’ve rated the players out of 10 for this City Ground display.
Nottingham Forest player ratings Vs Burnley
Matz Sels – 6
Powerless to prevent the goal and did what he had to do with relative ease.
Ola Aina – 7
Steady showing from the Nigerian who looked far more like his usual self.
Nikola Milenkovic – 6
Was at fault for Burnley’s goal but recovered to produce a solid showing second half.
Murillo – 6
His passing was awry but it’s still a huge worry that he’s limped off injured in the opening 45 minutes.
Neco Williams – 8
Outstanding from the Welshman yet again who was superb throughout the contest.
Ibrahim Sangare – 8
Solid as ever from the Ivorian who rampaged around the pitch to try and get Forest going.
Elliot Anderson – 7
The absolute professional considering what he’s been through this week. Class.
Omari Hutchinson – 7
Did superbly well to assist Morgan Gibbs-White and looked far better than he has done.
Morgan Gibbs-White – 10
Stood up to be counted in the second half and without the talisman, Forest would be up the creek this season.
Dilane Bakwa – 5
Will struggle to start again this season based on this showing.
Chris Wood – 6
Looked a little rusty but great to see him back playing.
Substitutes
Jair Cunha – 6
Steady performance again when stepping in.
Igor Jesus – 7
Took his goal extremely well to get off the mark at the City Ground.
Ryan Yates – 7
Assisted Morgan Gibbs-White brilliantly for his third goal.
Morato – N/A
Nicolas Dominguez – N/A
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