Tag: Wood

Nottingham Forest’s Anthony Elanga on Thierry Henry, Chris Wood and Champions League qualification
12 April 2025 Off

Nottingham Forest’s Anthony Elanga on Thierry Henry, Chris Wood and Champions League qualification

By Total Football News

Anthony Elanga raised his arms in an almost apologetic manner.

The winger had just fired Nottingham Forest into the lead against former side Manchester United after a dazzling 70-yard run.

But the Swede elected not to celebrate out of respect for the team he joined at the age of 12.

That is despite Elanga’s left-footed finish being the reward of hours of hard work in his own time.

“During lockdown

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FPL gameweek 22 tips and team of the week: Go big on Forest with Chris Wood, Ola Aina and Mats Selz
17 January 2025 Off

FPL gameweek 22 tips and team of the week: Go big on Forest with Chris Wood, Ola Aina and Mats Selz

By Total Football News

Mohamed Salah (vice captain), Liverpool, £13.7m – away at Brentford

A first blank since gameweek seven for the Egyptian last time and well done if you followed the advice of this article and chose a different captain.

That choice this week is not as easy – Brentford concede a fair few goals – but he doesn’t have the armband again. You’d expect him to get a return but Palmer, probably,

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Wolves 0-3 Nottingham Forest: Chris Wood and Morgan Gibbs-White score as Forest up to second
6 January 2025 Off

Wolves 0-3 Nottingham Forest: Chris Wood and Morgan Gibbs-White score as Forest up to second

By Total Football News

Morgan Gibbs-White inspired Nottingham Forest to a clinical win at Wolves, in front of new England manager Thomas Tuchel.

The midfielder’s early opener silenced the jeers from the home fans, with Gibbs-White having left Molineux for Forest in 2022.

Chris Wood added a 12th goal of the season just before half-time before Taiwo Awoniyi tapped in a third after a counter-attack in stoppage time.

Yet the hosts had their chances

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Man Utd 2-3 Nottingham Forest: Chris Wood strikes as Ruben Amorim suffers home Premier League defeat
7 December 2024 Off

Man Utd 2-3 Nottingham Forest: Chris Wood strikes as Ruben Amorim suffers home Premier League defeat

By Total Football News

Wood’s header means he is now Forest’s record Premier League scorer, overtaking Bryan Roy by moving to 25 in the competition.

The New Zealand forward has certainly struck up a positive working relationship with manager Nuno Espirito Santo, taking his tally to 21 goals in 31 Premier League appearances under the Portuguese, including 13 in 16 matches away from the City Ground.

“He’s doing amazing. We’re so glad to have

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Nottingham Forest 1-0 Ipswich: Chris Wood scores penalty winner
30 November 2024 Off

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Ipswich: Chris Wood scores penalty winner

By Total Football News

Chris Wood scored his ninth Premier League goal of the season as Nottingham Forest got back to winning ways against Ipswich Town.

The 32-year-old was forced to wait until the 49th minute for his first effort on goal, which came from the penalty spot after Sam Szmodics brought down Jota Silva.

Wood’s penalty means he has now equalled Bryan Roy’s club record total of 24 Premier League goals.

He told

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Chris Wood interview: Nottingham Forest striker on feeling appreciated and best form of career
28 November 2024 Off

Chris Wood interview: Nottingham Forest striker on feeling appreciated and best form of career

By Total Football News

“If you go up one side of the mountain, you are going to have to eventually come down the other side.”

In the form of his career at 32, Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood has just been asked if he enjoys all the positive headlines.

The New Zealand international has been in the spotlight – scoring eight of Forest’s 15 league goals so far – but his thoughtful answer reflects

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Nottingham Forest’s Chris Wood named Premier League player of month for October
8 November 2024 Off

Nottingham Forest’s Chris Wood named Premier League player of month for October

By Total Football News

Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood has become the first player in the club’s history to be named Premier League player of the month.

The New Zealand captain won the award after scoring four times in three appearances during October.

Wood’s goals helped Forest to remain unbeaten throughout the month, as Nuno Espirito Santo won the manager of the month prize.

Forest started the month with a 1-1 draw against Chelsea

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Nottingham Forest 3-0 West Ham: Chris Wood scores his eighth goal of season as Forest move up to third in Premier League table
2 November 2024 Off

Nottingham Forest 3-0 West Ham: Chris Wood scores his eighth goal of season as Forest move up to third in Premier League table

By Total Football News

Chris Wood continued his superb start to the season as Nottingham Forest beat West Ham in the Premier League on Saturday.

Forest came into the match as one of the league’s in-form sides, having won 16 points from their opening nine games while taking points off both Liverpool and Chelsea.

Wood’s form has been a key factor in the strong start, and it was the striker’s close-range header that gave

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Troy Deeney’s Team of the Week: Salah, Son, Jones, Gvardiol, Wood, Young
22 October 2024 Off

Troy Deeney’s Team of the Week: Salah, Son, Jones, Gvardiol, Wood, Young

By Total Football News

Ashley Young (Everton): At 39 years of age, Young was brilliant at right-back against Ipswich. Not once did he get beaten one-on-one, he kept on running and running, playing the whole 95 minutes. A performance that was testament to the way that he looks after himself to keep playing at the top level at his age.

Joel Veltman (Brighton): He just oozes class and calmness. When he was out injured

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