Forest find themselves in uncharted territory. Or, more accurately, territory they have not explored in the best part of three decades

The Premier League table is starting to have a 1979 kind of feel to it — with Liverpool at the top of the standings and Nottingham Forest in second place as the closest challenger. Liverpool padded its lead with a 5-0 rout of West Ham on Sunday,

Goals from Chris Wood and Morgan Gibbs-White gave Nottingham Forest a 2-0 win over Everton on Sunday to move up to the heady heights of second in the Premier League after another superb performance away from home.

Nottingham Forest sit comfortably in the Premier League's top-4 heading into the new year after another workmanlike victory, this one 2-0 over Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday. WATCH – Everton v Nottingham Forest full match replay The Tricky Trees (3rd place - 37 points) have won five straight games as the 2024-25 season reaches its halfway point,

The Opta Supercomputer gives Everton just a 10.6% chance of turning this match around in the second half and securing the three points. Forest are favourites for victory from this position with a 65.3% chance of winning. A draw is 24.1% likely to be the final outcome.

Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo, speaking to BBC MOTD: "We are competing really well, especially today. It was a very tough game and both teams had a very short period of rest. "We were organised and really committed to help each other. We then exploited well the space Everton gave.

Chris Wood and Anthony Elanga combine beautifully with some one-touch passing top open the door for Wood to lift his effort over the head of Jordan Pickford to give Nottingham Forest a 1-0 lead over Everton.

Everton 0 Nottingham Forest 2 (Wood 15, Gibbs-White 61) Fulham 2 (Jimenez 40, Wilson 72) Bournemouth 2 (Evanilson