Nottingham Forest hammered Chelsea 3-1 at Stamford Bridge to edge ever closer to Premier League survival.
Forest are now unbeaten in 10 matches in all competitions and have won the last five fixtures in succession.
Two goals from Taiwo Awoniyi and a penalty from Igor Jesus ensured the victory for the Reds against the hapless Chelsea outfit.
The performance was largely superb across the team, with Jason Cundy picking out a couple of players for praise.
Jason Cundy hails Ryan Yates and Elliot Anderson
The two Forest midfielders were in decent fettle against Chelsea on Monday afternoon as a huge three points were claimed.
Yates came in to skipper the team in the absence of Morgan Gibbs-White, whilst Anderson came on at half-time after starting the game on the bench.
Cundy felt that both players were star attractions for the Reds, calling Yates out as the Man of the Match.
He said on TalkSPORT: “Do you know what really hurts, Forest were better than us all over the pitch.
“Can I just say about Ryan Yates, can I just say about him, Moises Caicedo, you, Lavia, you, Ryan Yates, best player on the pitch.
“I had to sit there and watch Ryan Yates, who can’t get in Forest’s regular team, and also Elliot Anderson when he came off the bench, the levels that they had in the second half as well were just ridiculous.”
It was a surprise to see Forest’s second string play so well at Stamford Bridge, and the Reds are now only six points shy of Chelsea in the Premier League table.
It would take something really special from West Ham if Forest were to be relegated from this point, and Pereira will know that he’s desperately close to completing the job.
Yates showcased yesterday what a model professional he is by slotting into the team with relative ease, and he clearly remains committed to Forest.
Anderson is going to earn Forest a lot of money in the future, and his second-half display was stunning as the Reds saw out the victory.
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