City Ground spell 'exceeds expectations' for Nottingham Forest star as new chant goes down a storm

Striker Keinan Davis says he has been "blown away" by his time on loan at Nottingham Forest.

The forward has got better and better since joining the Reds from Aston Villa on the first day of the January transfer window. And he has played an integral role as the team have climbed up the Championship table.

Saturday’s brilliant opener against Birmingham City was his fifth goal in 18 appearances in the Garibaldi, and set Steve Cooper’s side on their way to a 2-0 win which lifted them to third in the rankings. It came in front of a sold-out City Ground, with Forest backed in huge numbers both home and away this season.

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It is testament to the form he has been in this season that Nottingham Forest fans now have a chant for Scott McKenna.

After the defender scored his second goal of the campaign on Saturday, the City Ground crowd chorused, ‘you’ll never beat McKenna’. But the man himself joked afterwards that the equivalent of commentator’s curse quickly befell him after that.

The 25-year-old found the back of the net late on to seal a 2-0 victory over Birmingham City for the Reds at the weekend. The three points made it five successive league wins for Steve Cooper’s side, as well as 10 Championship games unbeaten as they moved into third spot.

McKenna has been key to Forest’s rise up the table, being a mainstay of a back line which has provided a solid foundation on which to build. He has also shown an attacking side to his game in recent weeks, though, both with his goal and with an assist at Blackpool to set up Sam Surridge in the 4-1 victory.

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Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper has challenged James Garner to finish the season on a high by continuing the progress he has made.

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