Quick blitz keeps Forest on course

HEAD coach Nuno Espirito Santo highlighted the talent of his squad as Nottingham Forest moved a step closer to qualifying for Europe with an important 4-2 away win against Ipswich Town in the Premier League.

- By SARAH CLAPSON

The Reds found the net three times in the space of six minutes before the break to take control, with Anthony Elanga’s brace adding to Nikola Milenkovic’s opener.

A flurry of late goals then made for an entertaining finale as Jota Silva netted the visitors' fourth, either side of efforts from Jens Cajuste and George Hirst.

The victory moved third-placed Forest five points clear of closest rivals Chelsea and six ahead of Manchester City in the race for the Champions League spots.

Meanwhile, Morgan Gibbs-White, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Elliot Anderson did their talking on the pitch after being left out of Thomas Tuchel’s England squad as they put in excellent performances.

Below is a look at what Nuno had to say after the final whistle:

On the result and performance...

"Overall, it was a good performance. We started well and were organised.

"Ipswich are a tough team, especially in the first 15 minutes. The plan was to try to contain Ipswich and I think we managed that. There was a good six-minute spell in the first half that really changed the game.