Struggling Forest hand Steve Cooper contract extension

Premier League basement boys Nottingham Forest have handed head coach Steve Cooper a contract extension until 2025.

Cooper was the man to finally deliver Premier League status back to Forest after 23 years away when he guided them from the bottom of the Championship to Wembley glory in the play-off final.

The club made 23 signings in the summer and life on their return to the top-flight has been tough, with Monday's 4-0 defeat at Leicester a fifth in a row.

The occupy bottom place – on points difference from Leicester - with just one win in eight games

Forest said in a statement: "It is now important that our focus is solely on football. As a group we are all concentrated and will do everything we can to help the team move up the league table and once again demonstrate our qualities that led us to the Premier League."