It was not quite as emphatic as their 14-0 FA Cup demolition of Clapton FC in 1891, but Nottingham Forest’s 7-0 thrashing of Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday was their biggest Premier League win, somehow allowing them to come away from the past two games with a positive goal difference, despite the previous weekend’s 5-0 defeat at Bournemouth.

Nottingham Forest tightened their grip on the race for Champions League qualification with a remarkable 7-0 win over Brighton as Chris Wood hit a hat-trick.

Nottingham Forest were hammered 5-0 last week at Bournemouth, what they really needed was a wide-open, gung-ho, disastrous opponent to settle their nerves – step forward Fabian Hurzeler's Brighton. The Albion head coach,