Premier League: Forest Eclipse Wolves 3-0, Emerge As Sleeper Contender

Nottingham Forest put on a clinic beating Wolverhampton 3-0 yesterday at Molineux Stadium. The triumphant effort marks their sixth straight win in the Premier League, stirring rumors that they may be dark horses to the league.

Attacking midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White, 24, scored the opener striking a shot to the net past José Sá in the seventh minute.

Afterward, Chris Wood found an opportunity to put Forest up two after receiving the ball in the dying minutes of the first. The goal is Wood’s 12th in the competition.

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Wolves had the opportunity to match the pace of Forest, having more shots, shots on target, and possession than their counterpart. The player who could have done better is Strand Larsen, who found himself in multiple opportunities to capitalize on scoring opportunities but found no relief from Carlos Miguel and the defense.

Taiwo Awoniyi, a late substitute, poured more salt into the wounds of the Wolves, by scoring 94th minute sitter in a fantastic attack by Forest.

Forest now are in contention for the Premier League, a shocking surprise for many fans who saw them in relegation threat last year, placing 16th in the table.

Now they have 40 points in 20 games, the same amount as Leicester City when they became shock winners in of the 2015-2016 season.

Forest has two stars on its crest to symbolize the two FA Cups and two European Cups (now known as the UEFA Champions League) the club has won.

Moreover, they have the chance to return to the UEFA Champions League after last playing it in 1981.

"It would be absolutely incredible," said White, describing what it means for them to return to the Champions League. He said there would be a few fans who might be able to experience it twice.

“To be able to give them that opportunity again is what we really want to do as a club. The owner believes in it, we believe in it. We just have to take it game by game and not get ahead of ourselves. Stay calm and stay humble."

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