Whatever Forest’s fate come the end of the season, everyone associated with the club knows that they have fallen on their feet with the appointment of Steve Cooper, but that ultimately heaps the pressure on the head coach and his squad to take full advantage of their current form and position.
Last weekend’s 2-0 victory over Birmingham City made it five successive wins in the Championship, a result which closed the gap to second-placed Bournemouth to six points.
Although Forest are still only four points above seventh, there is a feeling that they are the only genuine contenders to the Cherries with 15 goals coming during those triumphs.
Brennan Johnson has justifiably dominated the headlines of late, but the acquisition of Aston Villa loanee Keinan Davis in January has proven to be a masterstroke, the forward’s presence equally as important as his five goals and two assists.
With trips to Fulham and Bournemouth still to come, Forest have plenty of work ahead of them, and they will not need reminding that their sole focus should be on trying to overcome one of the surprise packages of the campaign.
Luton’s level has dropped of late with no successes coming in three outings, but Nathan Jones will still be more than satisfied with fifth position at this stage of the season.
The 2-0 reverse at Huddersfield Town on Monday night realistically ended any lingering hope of challenging for the top two, the Terriers producing a strong second half to collect maximum points.
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Going up against the form team in the division in their next game is certainly less than ideal, although Jones will feel that playing at home could help the Hatters.
Nevertheless, while thirteen points have recently come from a possible 18 on familiar territory, Forest have collected 11 points on the road over the same amount of fixtures.
In the reverse encounter at the City Ground back in November, the two teams played out a goalless draw
