How Nottingham Forest went from relegation candidates to chasing Champions League football – and why Premier League’s surprise package aren’t just ‘another Leicester’
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Nuno Espirito Santo’s side have emerged as genuine contenders for European competition – and could yet force themselves into the title race
Back in 2015-16, only the most wildly optimistic of Leicester City fans could have predicted that the Premier League title would be making its way to the King Power Stadium – with odds of 5,000-1 famously bucked as ‘Match of the Day’ host Gary Lineker ended a truly remarkable campaign presenting in his pants.
As the ex-England international prepares to vacate the MOTD hot-seat, one of his final acts may be to confirm another notable achievement by a team from the East Midlands.
There is still too much football to be played for Nottingham Forest to be considered genuine contenders for the top-flight crown in 2025, but stranger things have happened. And as the legendary Brian Clough – a man who knew a thing or two about upsetting the establishment – once said: “I hope anybody’s not stupid enough to write us off.”
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