86.4% passing accuracy: The Aston Villa player that should be at the top of Nottingham Forest’s transfer agenda

A Keinan Davis brace against Reading at the weekend set Championship outfit Nottingham Forest on the right path to victory, proving to be instrumental in winning all three points in this one.

The 4-0 scoreline may suggest otherwise – but the Reds performed poorly in the first half at the City Ground and struggled to get up to the performance levels they had set themselves earlier in the 2021/22 campaign.

His turn and finish within 20 seconds showed how sharp he was right from the very start of Saturday afternoon’s tie and his second goal was just as impressive, getting past the experienced Scott Dann in an impressive manner before firing an unstoppable effort past Luke Southwood.

That proved to be the catalyst for the promotion hopefuls to press on and make the scoreline more emphatic – and his performance summed up his entire time at the City Ground so far after arriving at the second-tier side from Aston Villa in the early stages of January.

Previously looking set to join Stoke City before his injury in the summer, that setback could have been demoralising for the 23-year-old who would have been desperate to play more regular first-team football.

But he rolled up his sleeves and carried on regardless, recovering well and deservedly earning a move to Forest because of his hard work at Villa Park as he built his way up to match fitness, now plying his trade under a manager in Steve Cooper who has seen multiple young strikers thrive under his stewardship including Rhian Brewster.

Considering how strong Davis is, it’s perhaps a slight surprise to see that he’s only won 26% of his total duels throughout this term thus far.

That isn’t a reflection of his considerable presence up top though – and one major positive that can