Boss Steve Cooper hailed the City Ground crowd for helping to drag Nottingham Forest over the line in a dramatic 4-3 victory over Southampton.
The Reds climbed out of the bottom three and moved up to 16th as they claimed three points against their relegation rivals amid an incredible atmosphere Trentside. With three games left to play, they are three points clear of the drop zone and have their fate in their own hands.
It wasn’t easy against the Saints, though. Taiwo Awoniyi bagged a brace, Morgan Gibbs-White scored from the penalty spot and Danilo continued his red-hot streak, but Forest were hanging on at times.
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“Now is probably not the time to really pick the bones out of the game, because there was so much that went on. The most important thing was the win,” Cooper said.
“We showed great quality with the goals we scored. The first goal, in particular, was some of our technical, attacking, athletic players playing at their very best on that fast attack.
“I’m really pleased with some of the attacking play and the goals. We didn’t cover ourselves in glory with the goals we conceded. You can always say that about a goal conceded, but actually, there was things where you’re going, ‘come on’.
“But what I like is that everything that happened, good or bad, in the game, we stayed on task. We stayed focused.
“I think it’s really important to stay in the moment and not get too frustrated if you make a mistake. If you do something good, work hard to do it again.
“With all of that, you just saw an incredible togetherness between the lads. We’re so lucky to play in front of these supporters as well. They don’t half drag us over the line when we need them. I’m just so glad they leave happy with the three points.”
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