Davis beaming, Yates scoring, fans singing - Nottingham Forest run-in will be quite the ride

“Look at him smiling,” teased Steve Cooper as Keinan Davis headed over for his post-match interviews.

And the Nottingham Forest boss was right. Fresh from a superb brace, Davis wore the biggest of grins as he walked down the City Ground touchline.

He was full of joy when speaking to the media, too. Talking about how much he is “loving” his loan spell; how he is enjoying playing regular football. All while beaming from ear to ear.

There was a lot of that on Saturday. A lot of smiles. The whole place is filled with exuberance again.

That was reflected in a fine second half in which the Reds just blew Reading away, racing to an emphatic 4-0 win.

They were four excellent goals, as well. Davis took his brilliantly to cap another outstanding performance. But the finishes from new-found goal-machine Ryan Yates and substitute Sam Surridge were just as good.

Eleven games to go. Two points off the top-six… Strap yourselves in, the run-in promises to be quite a ride.

Davis departed to a standing ovation and the home crowd chanting ‘sign him up’ when he was substituted with 70 minutes gone.

It would certainly be a wise move on Forest’s part if they can.

The Aston Villa loanee has been terrific since making the switch in January.

He arrived with something of a question mark over whether he could score enough goals, having not exactly been prolific for his parent club. But he’s shown he’s got a heck of a finish on him.

And while he still might not have scored quite as many as he would have liked so far, the front man’s overall contribution is immense. He has defenders quaking - and creaking - when he has the ball.

Working with Lewis Grabban is paying off, too. The veteran forward is still sidelined with injury, but he has been