Nottingham Forest made it back-to-back wins as they toppled Wycombe Wanderers 3-0 at Adams Park to claim an important three points.
Glenn Murray bagged a brace on his full debut and Anthony Knockaert also got on the scoresheet for Chris Hughton's men.
Here's how Leigh Curtis rated the Reds players.
Brice Samba: While Wycombe continually bombarded the Forest defence with crosses in the first half, Samba was rarely threatened and showed good hands to pluck a couple out the air. 6
Cyrus Christie: Almost scored a peach in the second half but was denied by a fine save from Ryan Allsop. Used the ball well and defended just as impressively. A steady display from the full-back. 7
Tobias Figueiredo: Had another solid display in the back four and did the job you would expect of a centre-back. Won his headers, made clearances. That was all he needed to do. He was excellent. 8
Joe Worrall: Involved in a fascinating tussle with Ikpeazu for large parts of the game and did a wonderful job of keeping the Wycombe forward at bay. Went toe to toe and won. 8
Gaetan Bong: Most of Wycombe’s threat came down his side in the first half and he struggled to contain their threat but was much improved after the break. 6
James Garner: The midfield was largely bypassed in the first half as Wycombe wanted to get the ball forward quickly and pick-up second balls. But came into his own after the break and played a key role in the third goal. 7
Cafu: Plenty of industry in the middle of the pitch and spent the opening 45 giving having to do the hard yards as Wycombe threatened. Used the ball simply and effectively in the second half. 6
Luke Freeman: Struggled to make an impact in terms of the Reds’ attacking threat. Will get better once he gets fitter and that will improve the more often he plays. 5
Filip Krovinovic: Couple of passes let him down as Forest struggled to retain possession after scoring the opening goal. Was much more involved after the break. 6
Anthony Knockaert: Scored a beauty to kill the game off which showcased how deadly he can be from those kinds of positions. Was a real handful after the interval. 7
Glenn Murray: Showed why he was brought to the club with an absolutely outstanding finish to open his account and did brilliantly to win the penalty which he scored. Some debut. 8
Subs
Joe Lolley (Freeman 70): The winger made a terrific impact as he flashed a volley wide, his first touch then created Knockaert’s stunner. 7
Lyle Taylor (Murray 75): The striker did his best to unsettle the Wycombe defence, and was so close to scoring himself with a terrific effort. 6
Jack Colback (Cafu 80): Was asked to come and help ensure there was no crazy Wycombe fight back in the final 10 minutes. The man dubbed ‘the Ginger Pirlo’ did a sound job. 6
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