Chris Wood scored a brace as Nottingham Forest moved up to fifth in the Premier League with a 3-1 victory over hosts Leicester City in the East Midlands derby on Friday, underlining their excellent start to the season.

“Stevie Cooper, Stevie Cooper, he hates the Leicester, he hates the Derby, Forest are massive,” filled the air as Leicester’s stunned fans sat in silence. The reality is Forest should have made it 4-1 but the home-grown midfielder Ryan Yates, who opened the scoring, missed a sitter from four yards.

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New Zealander Chris Wood was the main man again for Nottingham Forest as it beat Leicester CIty 3-1 away from home to move into fifth place in the English Premier League.

Nottingham Forest continued their strong start to the season with an impressive 3-1 win over midlands rivals Leicester City. The hosts took the lead just 16 minutes into the game when Ryan Yates fired a low drive home from the edge of the penalty area, only to be pegged back seven minutes later thanks to a trademark Jamie Vardy goal.

Chris Wood was the star of the show once again as Nottingham Forest secured a 3-1 win over local rivals Leicester City.

Nottingham Forest sealed the bragging rights in the East Midlands derby, with Chris Wood starring in their win over Leicester City.

Chris Wood scored twice to lead Nottingham Forest to a 3-1 victory over Leicester City, moving them into fifth place in the Premier League. Despite a strong first half, Leicester faltered in the second,

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