How Nottingham Forest, this storied old club, had waited for a moment like this, as they edged out West Ham to savour their first Premier League win in 23 years. As the public address announcer christened the turnstiles at the City Ground open an hour and a half before kick-off, his voice cracking a little as he welcomed Forest supporters back into this throbbing stadium for a top-flight game once more, it offered a reminder of the sense of occasion. An absorbing and fiercely-contested match only ramped up the electric atmosphere. Both teams saw goals disallowed and Declan Rice saw a poor second-half penalty saved by Dean Henderson as Taiwo Awoniyi’s first Premier League goal ultimately proved the difference. ...
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Forest, then, are up and running....
...this gutsy Forest performance was about the collective...
In an open letter the Forest chairman, Nicholas Randall, told how the club has no plans to make up the numbers on their return and given how hard it is keep track of the flurry of incomings at the City Ground – the purchase of Neal Maupay looks set to take their spending to north of £125m – they do appear to mean business. ...
That's a helluva investment by a newly-promoted club. They have a great owner in Evangelos Marinakis and a miracle-working manager, Steve Cooper.
Eight of their summer recruits started here...
... The buzz was palpable...
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Forest are back.
