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Nat Hayward BBC Sport journalist Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game at home to Newcastle United (14:00 GMT). Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Nuno confirmed team news is "basically the same" as for last weekend's win over West Ham, with long-term absentees Danilo and Ibrahima Sangare remaining out.
On winning Premier League manager of the month: "I'm very proud of the way we've been doing things. All of us - starting from the owner to the staff in the training ground. Everybody has been working very hard and it's very nice to be recognised. I think it's an effort from the club."
He was "very pleased" Chris Wood won player of the month: "It reflects the hard work but it's more important you remain humble. He's much more than the goals - it's what he represents and what he means for us."
More on Wood: "He puts everybody together - his presence in the dressing room, his voice, his experience. We are delighted."
Is it harder to pick the team when everyone is performing well?: "When we have players available in good momentum, helping the team, it becomes easier because you have more options and solutions. We have immense trust in all the squad."
Image source, PA Media Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo has been named as the Premier League's manager of the month for October. Forest took seven points from their three games in the month, drawing at Chelsea before beating Crystal Palace and Leicester. It is the fifth time the Portuguese boss has won the award, after three previous successes during his time at Wolves and one while he was in charge of Tottenham. Earlier, Forest striker Chris Wood was named player of the month.
Image source, Getty Images Nottingham Forest forward Chris Wood has been named Premier League player of the month for October. He becomes the first Reds player to win the award, and also the first from New Zealand to pick up the prize. Wood scored four goals in the top flight last month, helping Forest stay unbeaten in their three Premier League matches.
Image source, Getty Images "You never know what could happen." That's the view of former Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Mark Crossley, who joined BBC Radio Nottingham's Shut Up and Show More Football podcast to discuss the Reds' excellent start to the season. Crossley was part of the Forest squad that finished third in the top flight in 1994-95 and says "all the foundations are there" for the current team to emulate that success. "We didn't think that we would finish third in the Premier League, no way," he said. But once you get into a bit of momentum, like the boys are doing now, and the manager has got a real grip of them, you never know what could happen. "When you have the confidence, you've got a striker in form, a goalkeeper playing well, a back four that look organised and a midfield that look fantastic... all the foundations are there. Let's just keep hoping the team continue performing." Next up for Nuno Espirito Santo's side is the visit of a resurgent Newcastle before the international break, followed by trips to title challengers Manchester City and Arsenal and a home game against Ipswich Town. "If we can come out of the next four games with a decent amount of points then we are there," Crossley added. Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds
Image source, Getty Images On the latest episode of BBC Radio Nottingham's Shut Up And Show More Football podcast, presenter David Jackson marvelled at Nottingham Forest's display against West Ham, as he and Colin Fray discussed why the Reds are flying high this season in the Premier League. Nuno Espirito Santo's side completely dominated at the City Ground last weekend, running out comfortable 3-0 winners to climb to third place in the table. Jackson said: "We've seen some very good performances, very solid defensive performances, breakaway goals and sneaking 1-0 victories... we have seen all those in the Premier League. But this felt entirely different. "Forest were flying forward in numbers. Everyone knew their jobs. Even when they made a load of substitutions, they still looked in sync with each other. "We haven't seen Forest do that to a Premier League team for a long time." Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds
Image source, Getty Images This is the first time Nottingham Forest will play Newcastle in a top-flight match while above them in the table since March 1989, when they drew 1-1 at the City Ground.
A new episode of BBC Radio Nottingham's Shut Up And Show More Football podcast is now available on BBC Sounds. Nottingham Forest are third in the Premier League, so Colin Fray and David Jackson discuss the similarities with the team of the mid-1990s. Listen to the full episode
Image source, PA Media England interim manager Lee Carsley has named a 26-man squad for the upcoming Nations League games against Greece and Republic of Ireland. Newcastle left-back Lewis Hall and Southampton centre-back Taylor Harwood-Bellis have received their first call-ups to the senior side, with Saints' Aaron Ramsdale one of three goalkeepers selected. The only other uncapped player in the squad is Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones, while there is no place for Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers. These will be Carsley's final two matches in charge before Thomas Tuchel becomes Gareth Southgate's full-time successor from 1 January. Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Southampton). Defenders: Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Rico Lewis (Manchester City), Kyle Walker (Manchester City), Lewis Hall (Newcastle), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton). Midfielders: Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), Angel Gomes (Lille), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Curtis Jones (Liverpool). Forwards: Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Noni Madueke (Chelsea), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), Dominic Solanke (Tottenham).
Image source, PA Media We asked for one thing involving Nottingham Forest that people are not talking about but should be. Here are some of your comments: John: Ryan Yates. He flies under the radar. Ryan is the only player playing for Forest regularly who has graduated from the academy. Many questioned his place in the team when playing in the Championship. Few saw him playing in the Premiership. But he never stops running for the club. Opposing players can’t shake him. Dedicated. Forest through and throug Tim: Very few people outside of the Reds' fanbase are talking about Yates. Gareth Southgate was looking for a replacement for Kalvin Phillips and Yates' performances this season have been extraordinary. He isn't a fancy player - what he has is blood, sweat and tears. He does the simple things well, is a leader of men and is a player nobody wants to face. JoJo: With England still auditioning for Declan Rice's partner in the pivot, Yates deserves his chance. He has a habit of proving his doubters wrong! If anyone can reprise the valuable role that Jordan Henderson used to play for England, it's Yatesy. Gary: Nicolas Dominguez - a lot of fans are now saying how good he is. I noticed last season and kept telling everyone but to no avail. Works his socks off and a great footballing brain. Luke: Lots of comment about us being third in the league, but nobody actually saying we're the third-best team in the league, and I'm not sure why. It will be intriguing to see how long the narrative of 'enjoy it while it lasts' continues and at what point it is acknowledged as serious contention. Rob: The club's league position is irrelevant at the moment and the overly positive media coverage is ridiculous. It's been 10 games (most of which Forest have faced bottom-half teams) and while things are going well, talk of Europe or a new era is typical media sensationalism.
The Football News Show has spoken to experts about what the season ahead may bring Nottingham Forest. Take the show in below or watch on the BBC iPlayer. Media caption,
Nottingham Forest are getting plenty of good headline - and rightly so given their fine form. You know more than the pundits though about your club. So tell us, what is the one thing nobody is talking about - good or bad - but really should be? Have your say, external
Nick Mashiter BBC Sport football news reporter Image source, Getty Images Nottingham Forest are looking to move into a new era. An expectation of improvement from last season was fair but few would have predicted they would be third as the campaign reached November. Fixtures against Newcastle, Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City in the next few weeks will test Forest's staying power, but there is already enough optimism to seize on going forward. The reported imminent appointment of Edu to work within owner Evangelos Marinakis' portfolio of clubs - yet to be confirmed by Forest - underlines their ambition to climb away from previous struggles and spending almost a quarter of a century in the shadows out of the top flight. It is unclear how it will work and what exactly it means for Forest - or for the speed and nature of their trajectory. But it gives Sunday's visit of Newcastle - with Nuno Espirito Santo back on the touchline following his ban - more significance, with Forest increasingly under the (positive) spotlight as opposed to last year's end-of-season chaos.
Image source, Getty Images It is probably fair to say that being in the top four is not something Nottingham Forest as a team or as a set of fans anticipated, but the belief is certainly there around the club at this moment. Their win at Anfield has aged incredibly well and that has taken them to this stage of not caring who they are playing, home or away, they know they have a really good chance of getting a result. Nuno Espirito Santo has proven he can build defensively solid squads in the Premier League and he led Wolves to a place in the Europa League only a few years ago. He will have that in the back of his mind now he is at Forest, but he also knows it is a long season and to reach Europe you have to maintain your form. The depth of their squad is an interesting debate. I think of it as people filling in those gaps when players are injured, but the reality is that the vast majority of their players will be available for most of the season. Instead of thinking about whether they have depth, you could pose the question of the importance of keeping those key players fit. There are certain positions where Nuno can rotate and we have seen that already this season with Callum Hudson-Odoi and Anthony Elanga sharing game time. They alternate the forward line and that has been working fine. As long as the spine of the team remains similar then I think they have a chance to be successful this season. Being on 19 points at this stage of the campaign is a good way of already cementing Premier League survival for another season. Nowadays you need 39 or more points to do that and now they would need less than a point a game to not hit that target. That seems unlikely. Forest will be grounded in terms of their approach to success this season. They have gone through tough times but they are playing good football and they have the crowd right behind them. It seems settled at the club and that is what they have been striving for. Nedum Onuoha was speaking to BBC Sport's Katie Stafford
Former Brighton manager Graham Potter says Nottingham Forest "look organised as a club" after spending the past two seasons "transitioning" from the Championship to the Premier League. Speaking on the latest episode of Planet Premier League, Potter praised the Reds' progression: "They have transitioned from the team that looked a little bit chaotic, from the outside, in the early stages of their life in the Premier League. "It isn't straightforward going from the Championship to the Premier League. There is no formula there to go: 'Oh, how do we survive this?' "They have done it by signing lots of players - some of them have been good, some of them have been not so good - but I think they have settled on something now that looks structured. "They look organised as a club, they made really good recruitment decisions in the summer, and they are in a fantastic position [so far this season]." Listen to Planet Premier League on BBC Sounds
Pat Nevin Former footballer and presenter Image source, Getty Images Last week I answered a question about the most surprising team this season and plumped for Nottingham Forest. It got even better for them at the weekend with their win against West Ham and they now sit proudly and amazingly in third place after 10 games. It is now beginning to feel less like a freakish set of results and more like a well organised, well balanced and growing team. Two former Chelsea academy graduate players in Ola Aina and Callum Hudson-Odoi caught the eye again this week. So well done Forest and Nuno Espirito Santo. If they are still in third place in a month's time after facing Newcastle, Arsenal and Manchester City as well as Ipswich, they will have to be considered serious contenders for a top-six finish. Although this isn’t quite the fairytale of Leicester City winning the league it would be the most unexpected story since the Foxes flew in the face of history. Sign up to read more from Pat Nevin in his Football Extra newsletter
Media caption, Former Nottingham Forest forward Robert Earnshaw joins The Football News Show to discuss why current Forest striker Chris Wood has started the season so strongly, why Taiwo Awoniyi is a capable understudy, and why losing Wood could upset the rhythm of the team. Watch The Football News Show on iPlayer
Media caption, Nottingham Forest have the fourth toughest fixture list in their next 10 games, according to Opta. But with the Reds flying high in the Premier League, should fans be nervous about sliding down the table? Forest fan Saveena Johal tells The Football News Show why she's confident in their improving home form and why the "sky's the limit". Watch The Football News Show on iPlayer
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