It was not quite as emphatic as their 14-0 FA Cup demolition of Clapton FC in 1891, but Nottingham Forest’s 7-0 thrashing of Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday was their biggest Premier League win, somehow allowing them to come away from the past two games with a positive goal difference, despite the previous weekend’s 5-0 defeat at Bournemouth.

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7 - Nottingham Forest enjoyed their biggest league victory since beating Chelsea 7-0 in the top-flight in April 1991. Meanwhile, this was Brighton’s heaviest league defeat since a 9-0 loss at Middlesbrough on the opening day of the 1958-59 season in the second tier. Resounding. pic.twitter.com/VizSSWnKue

Chris Wood scores a hat-trick as Nottingham Forest deliver an emphatic response to last weekend's 5-0 defeat at Bournemouth by thrashing Brighton at the City Ground.

Nottingham Forest (third) and Brighton & Hove Albion (ninth) play on Saturday at 7:30 AM ET, in a matchup between two clubs in the top half of the table in the Premier League. The game will