Nottingham Forest

The Forest talisman opened the scoring after just 17 seconds on Trentside and from there it was a pretty routine win for Steve Cooper's men. Davis scored the ...

Cooper has to act and bring Davis to Forest for the foreseeable in the summer. Signing the striker permanently is a complete no-brainer. With Lewis Grabban likely to leave, the Reds will be short of firepower and at 23, Davis could be a big player for the future.

Two goals from Keinan Davis help Nottingham Forest to a 4-0 Championship win against Reading.

Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Sam Surridge (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. - Shots We dug in after that in the first half and had two very good chances to equalise. It was a brilliant second goal from Keinan - and the third and fourth were equally good. It all paid off for him."

Nottingham Forest defender Joe Worrall is being eyed by West Ham, with David Moyes being urged to bid for the centre-back.

Moyes’ top aides are demanding that West Ham move for Worrall, with Forest wanting £15 million for his services. Worrall has served Forest with distinction and his style of play makes him tailor-made for a move to the top-flight. The Reds defender has made 28 appearances for Forest this season and right now, he’s captaining the team in the absence of Lewis Grabban.

Ryan Yates and Sam Surridge were also on target in a 4-0 win as Forest closed to within two points of the top six in the Championship.

Then Forest’s strength in depth shone through as Xande Silva, one substitute, crossed from the right for Surridge to sidefoot home with first-time confidence. The former England Under-20 striker bustled his way into the penalty area before opening up his body to fire a powerful left-footed shot in off the far post. From his left-wing centre, Yakou Méïté stormed in to head wide of the far post. The City Ground rediscovered their voice and it was no surprise when Davis doubled the advantage with his second goal. With only two wins in 17 games, Reading’s confidence could have been on the floor. “We’re in a dogfight and teams like Peterborough, Barnsley and Derby are scrapping.

Sim assesses a very poor all-round performance from the Royals at the City Ground.

Didn’t affect the game in either case but, to be fair, the damage was done elsewhere. That prior-mentioned cross was one of Reading’s best attacking moments all afternoon (one of our only attacking moments): Ince did really well to burst down the left and get a dangerous cross in. Added nothing of value, except for the hearty cheers in the away end when he was subbed off. Game passed him by in the second. But whenever the shape broke down - whether Forest were getting down the sides of Reading (goals one and four) or through (goal two) - Morro and Dann were in trouble. I’m thinking particularly of the bulk of the first half when the Royals restricted the hosts nicely.

The on-loan striker scored a brace in the Reds' 4-0 win over Reading in the Championship.

"When he came in you look at his goal record and there’s a bit of uncertainty but his work rate and power has been there for all to see." Laws believes Forest have done well to land the striker, who has now scored four goals in his 10 appearances and is doing well in the absence of Lewis Grabban. Former Nottingham Forest defender Brian Laws has heaped praise on Keinan Davis as he bagged a brace in the 4-0 thrashing against Reading.

As reported by The Sun, the Hammers are set to approach Forest in the summer should Steve Cooper and Co miss out on Premier League promotion. It is not the ...

Worrall has been a key player for Cooper's team as the Reds continue to close the gap to the promotion play-offs. It is not the first time the Forest academy graduate is being linked with a move away from the City Ground, with the Hammers being a long-term admirer of the centre-back. As reported by The Sun, the Hammers are set to approach Forest in the summer should Steve Cooper and Co miss out on Premier League promotion.

Worrall has caught the eye of Hammers boss David Moyes and his staff, with the centre-back a key figure in Steve Cooper's bid for promotion to the Premier ...

Cooper's side currently sit ninth in an extremely tight Championship table, and are only two points away from the play-off positions. West Ham are in the hunt to sign Nottingham Forest centre-back Joe Worrall in the summer Worrall has caught the eye of Hammers boss David Moyes and his staff, with the centre-back a key figure in Steve Cooper's bid for promotion to the Premier League, according to The Sun.

Report and free match highlights from the Sky Bet Championship clash between Nottingham Forest and Reading at the City Ground.

We have Bournemouth away on Tuesday and we have to go there with a different mentality." Now we have a fight on our hands and we need to change our mentality. It was a brilliant second goal from Keinan - and the third and fourth were equally good. We were brave, we moved the ball a lot quicker, we played more as a team, and I always felt the second goal was coming. We needed half-time and I was ready to gee the lads up, shall we say…but I read the mood in the dressing room and they were already doing that amongst themselves, in the way that they were talking to each other. Forest made certain of the points in the 75th minute as they scored a spectacular third.

Our on the whistle verdict for each Reading FC player following the comprehensive defeat against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Saturday afternoon.

Given a shock start despite Ince's comments earlier in the week indicating he wouldn't. Managed to play the full 90 minutes as well. Given a feisty reception by the Forest fans for his Derby connections. Not his finest display as he gave the ball away in some dangerous areas in the first half. Loose in possession and didn't protect the backline well enough. Kept his place in the starting 11 despite Nyland's arrival on Thursday. A horrible start but recovered well for the rest of the first half. Chased shadows for most of the second half.

Steve Cooper's Reds toppled the Royals 4-0 with goals from Davis, Ryan Yates and Sam Surridge.

Cafu (for Lowe, 41mins): Can’t fault his effort or work-rate, even if he was caught out a couple of times. James Garner: Set-piece delivery was really good in the first half especially, with some dangerous balls into the box which Forest couldn’t quite make the most of. A real blow if he faces another lengthy spell on the sidelines. Max Lowe: Has such bad luck against Reading, having picked up an injury in the reverse fixture. Jack Colback: His versatility proved a useful asset again, being called upon to move from midfield to the left once Lowe went off. Four in six now for the midfielder, and this one was a beauty. Made a fair few of his trademark runs down the right to put the visitors under pressure. Scott McKenna: Contributed to another good shut-out by the Reds, standing firm even when they had lost their way in the first half. You can become even more involved with our Nottingham Forest Live coverage by signing up to unlock a host of add-on features - such as commenting and joining the discussion on all of our stories, plus taking part in special Q&As where you can correspond directly with our Forest writer Sarah Clapson about the latest news and transfer talk coming out of the City Ground and elsewhere. Have to hope it’s not as bad as it looked as he was supported off the pitch. Great to see the defenders being really positive in driving forward in recent weeks. The Aston Villa loanee took a touch, turned and drilled past Luke Southwood for 1-0.

Nottingham Forest face Reading at the City Ground today looking for a return to winning ways in the Championship.

Leading the Forest line In the Forest engine room and wing-backs The Forest rearguard

Paul Ince made three changes to his starting line-up. Scott Dann, Josh Laurent and Yakou Meite came in for Tom Holmes, John Swift and Lucas Joao. Holmes and ...

In contrast to the first half, the Royals weren’t able to relieve the pressure. A further worrying signal was how some of the players were having a go at each other. In the 72nd minute Paul Ince brought on Lucas Joao for Danny Drinkwater as the Royals searched to get one goal back. Like before, the first quarter was all Forest. The Royals found themselves again under constant pressure and were lucky not to concede a second early on. Thankfully it was also the final result. and 17 seconds later it was already 1-0 to Forest. Spence was left alone on the right and sent a cross into the five-yard-box where Davis controlled the ball calmly and fired it past Southwood. What can you say? New signing Orjan Nyland was among the subs as well as the likes of Tom Dele-Bashiru and Ovie Ejaria. Tactically it was a 4-3-3-system with Andy Rinomhota and Josh Laurent in the half-positions and Danny Drinkwater in a deeper role in central midfield. You prepare the whole week for those 90 minutes of football and it doesn’t even take half a minute to concede the first goal. 26 minutes were played until the visitors had their first chance. In addition to that, the Reds managed to secure their place in the last eight of the FA Cup earlier this week. The first of them was Nottingham Forest away today. But, in contrast to the South East Londoners, Forest have scored already 46, the seventh-best strike force in the league.