The Premier League table makes for pleasant reading, and the recent form stats are just as good.
But for a better understanding of the remarkable job Steve Cooper continues to do at Nottingham Forest, look no further than the dressing room. That will tell you as much as any facts and figures about why there is a growing feeling this can finish as another memorable season on the banks of the Trent.
The Reds didn’t play particularly well against Leeds United; far from it in the first half. The fact they still took all three points says much about the progress which has been made.
