EPL: Chris Wooden hat trick unboxes good begin for Nuno Espirito Santo’s Nottingham Forest

Underneath Steve Cooper, Taiwo Awoniyi was nominated for the Premier League Participant of the Month in August after he scored in three consecutive video games.

A hat-trick by Taiwo Awoniyi’s alternative, Chris Wooden, allowed Nottingham Forest to journey residence with all three factors in Nuno Espirito Santo’s first recreation in cost, as they defeated Newcastle 3-1, Soccernet.ng stories.

Forest have been winless in seven Premier League video games, which led to the dismissal of Steve Cooper final week. A day later, former Wolves and Tottenham Hotspur supervisor, Nuno Espirito Santo was appointed.

Eddie Howe’s Newcastle United additionally had only one win from their final six video games, that means either side have been determined to select up factors in a determined affair on the Saint-James Park.

The hosts broke the impasse from the penalty spot after Ola Aina introduced Aleksandar Isak down within the field. Kris Kavanagh consulted with the VAR and caught along with his preliminary choice. Isak swept residence cooly from the spot to attain his eight league objective of the season.

With a minute left to half-time, an excellent run from Anthony Elanga noticed him run into the opposition field earlier than squaring the ball to Chris Wooden who was unmarked on the again put up. The New Zealand ahead tapped residence to attain the equalizer.

Eight minutes into the second half, one other good move from Elanga discovered Chris Wooden in house. The striker exchanged Christmas presents with Dan Burn as he left him for useless on the half-turn, chipping the ball brilliantly over Martin Dubravka.

The sport was put past affordable doubt on the hour mark. Murillo’s move discovered Chris Wooden but once more in acres of house, one thing for Eddie Howe to fret about. Wooden dribbled previous Dubravka and tapped the ball residence into an empty objective.

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Nuno Espirito Santo’s first Nottingham win takes Forest into sixteenth place within the League, only a level forward of Everton. The Toffees face Membership World Cup Champions, Manchester Metropolis, tomorrow.