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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Peter Lansley at the City Ground

Bellegarde’s blast denies wasteful Forest and leaves Wolves relieved with point

Jean-Ricner Bellegarde scores Wolves' equaliser against Nottingham Forest
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde scores Wolves’ equaliser against Nottingham Forest. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images

Nuno Espírito Santo is generally renowned as a safety-first coach, a manager who likes to build from a solid base, but increasingly Nottingham Forest are shooting from the hip, recording the highest number of shots in the Premier League over the opening games of the season. How they only scored once from their latest 16 attempts will be one for his analysts to dissect but, after Jean-Ricner Bellegarde equalised Chris Wood’s opener, Wolves will be relieved to have gained their first point of the season.

In their undefeated opening three games, Forest have had 53 shots; Nuno will expect a greater conversion rate as his new charges gel considering the attacking quality at his disposal after another busy summer transfer window.

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