LEICESTER, England :Chris Wood scored a brace as Nottingham Forest moved up to fifth in the Premier League with a 3-1 victory over hosts Leicester City in the East Midlands derby on Friday, underlining their excellent start to the season.
Ryan Yates put Forest in front with a rare goal before Jamie Vardy equalised for the home side. The visitors were much the better side in the second half and Woods’ double took them to a comfortable victory.Leicester goalkeeper Mads Hermansen made a stunning save from point-black range to deny Nicolas Dominguez, Forest winger Callum Hudson-Odoi struck the post and Yates missed a sitter as the visitors should have won by a greater margin.
Forest move to 16 points from nine matches and into the top five, though they have played a game more than the teams around them.
Leicester stay in 14th place with nine points from as many fixtures as they continue to leak goals.It was an accomplished performance from the visitors and a meek defeat for the hosts, who have former Forest manager Steve Cooper in their dugout, needing to find an answer to their defensive frailties.