Fighting talk from defeated Dyche

SEAN DYCHE insists he is improving Nottingham Forest and is focusing on the “reality not the noise” despite overseeing a fourth successive Premier League defeat.

- BY JONATHAN VEAL

The clouds are gathering over the City Ground and Tuesday's visit to fellow strugglers West Ham, managed by former boss Nuno Espirito Santo, now takes on extra significance.

After his side's defeat to high-flying Aston Villa, Dyche came out fighting and pointed to how he had improved Forest since taking over from Ange Postecoglou in October.

He said: “The league position is better than when we got here. That was worrying. When I got here, we were two points inside the relegation zone.