Nottingham Forest have been handed a boost ahead of the weekend after Everton suffered a crushing 4-0 defeat at Arsenal.
The Toffees found themselves 2-0 down at the break with goals from Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli before Martin Odegaard extended the scoreline in the 71st minute and Martinelli struck again nine minutes later to consign them to their second loss in the space of five days.
The result leaves Everton third from bottom in the Premier League drop zone on 21 points, four points behind the Reds who host Sean Dyche’s men at the City Ground on Sunday in a big relegation six-pointer.
