How Chris Wood performed as New Zealand played Tahiti on international duty 

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Nottingham Forest are now enjoying the latest international break following their first defeat of the Premier League season.

Nuno Espirito Santo‘s side have been one of the surprise packages of the season having gone up to Liverpool and taken all three points.

However, the Reds saw their unbeaten streak come to an end last time out after tasting defeat against Fulham at the City Ground.

But there have been some real positives to come from the opening months of the campaign for Forest with some promising individual displays.

And during the latest international break, it seems as if Chris Wood has continued his impressive start to the 2024/25 campaign for New Zealand.

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How Chris Wood performed for New Zealand vs Tahiti

Wood has been in really impressive form for the Reds having scored four goals in his opening seven appearances.

Following his 15 goals in the league last season, Wood has shown no signs of slowing down this time around having continued his encouraging form.

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In the early hours of Friday, Wood was in action for New Zealand in a World Cup qualifying match against Tahiti where the All Whites won comfortably.

With a 3-0 win under their belt, Wood was able to provide the second goal of the game as New Zealand clinched the points.

Wood actually captained New Zealand as he continues to lead the way with his performances and actions as a senior figure.

Chris Wood did not play the full 90 minutes

Thankfully for the Reds, Wood did not play the full 90 minutes during the game against Tahiti on Friday.

The Forest striker was withdrawn after 76 minutes shortly after finding the back of the net with all three points seemingly wrapped up.

Before Wood heads back to England, New Zealand have another World Cup Qualifier against Malaysia on Monday.

Forest fans will hope Wood can make it through that game without injury but the plus side is he will have almost the full week the recover from jet lag.