Nuno named Premier League Manager of the Month

Having won five of the six games across December, the festive period has been a successful one for the Club, and Nuno now becomes the first manager to win the award twice in the current campaign.

The winning run began at Old Trafford, with goals from Nikola Milenković, Morgan Gibbs-White, and Chris Wood giving the team an impressive away victory against Manchester United.

The following four games saw The Reds concede just once, scoring seven goals in that time. The goal against came at home to Aston Villa, who had taken the lead at The City Ground. Nuno has reiterated the importance of managing games, finding different ways to win in all circumstances, and the collective spirit has also been highlighted as crucial in the good form so far. The game against Villa was the first time this season the team had come from behind to pick up three points, as Milenković scored his second goal in as many games to equalise in the 87th minute, before Anthony Elanga grabbed a dramatic late winner.

An impressive away win against Brentford followed, with Ola Aina and Elanga scoring as Forest became the first team to beat The Bees at the Gtech Community stadium this season.

Elanga was back on the scoresheet five days later as Forest beat Spurs 1-0 on Boxing Day after a perfectly weighted pass from Gibbs-White on a swift counter-attack.

A trip to Everton concluded the month, as Forest faced a side for the third time in a row that they had previously been unable to beat since promotion to the Premier League. A slick team move saw Wood and Elanga combine for the New Zealand forward to grab his 11th goal of the season. Wood then turned provider for the second goal, with Gibbs-White’s composed left-footed finish securing the points on Merseyside.

On acknowledgement of the award, Nuno requested that everyone at the Club was celebrated for their hard-work and continuous contributions. Both the training ground staff and those based at The City Ground were invited pitchside for a team photo.

The owner, Nuno, the coaching staff, and everyone at the Club would like to thank the fans for their unrelenting and passionate support of the team, both home and away.