Chris Wood's magnificent vein of form continued as his hat-trick helped Nottingham Forest to their biggest top-flight win in 34 years with a brutal 7-0 thrashing of Brighton at the City Ground.Nuno Espirito Santo was looking for a response following their 5-0 defeat at Bournemouth last week and his side responded in style.

Chris Wood scored a hat-trick as Nottingham Forest returned to winning ways with a magnificent 7-0 rout of Brighton & Hove Albion at the City Ground. Nuno Espirito Santo's team showed no signs of being rocked by their 5-0 defeat at AFC Bournemouth last weekend, going two better against Fabian Hurzeler's error-prone side.

Nottingham Forest take on Brighton on Saturday, Feb. 1, at the City Ground, with kickoff set for 12:30 p.m. GMT local time. That makes it a 7:30 a.m. ET or 4:30 a.m. PT start in the US and Canada, and an 11:30 p.m. AEDT kickoff in Australia.

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NOTTINGHAM FOREST earned an emphatic 7-0 win over Brighton in the Premier League today. Evan Ferguson made his return from injury, but Chris Wood was the striker who made headlines with a hat-trick to continue his fantastic individual season.

Chris Wood then continued his excellent form with a header at the back post, adding to the Seagulls’ misery and sending the home crowd into raptures. This marks Wood’s 15th Premier League goal of the season,