Match summary

Nottingham Forest - Burnley FC : 4-1 Burnley struck first in first-half stoppage time as Zian Flemming finished a move set up by Quilindschy Hartman to make it 0-1. The City Ground erupted after the break: Morgan Gibbs-White levelled on 62 minutes, then fired Forest ahead on 69 with Omari Hutchinson's assist. Gibbs-White completed his hat-trick with a 77th-minute header from Ryan Yates' delivery, before Igor Jesus sealed it in stoppage time after being teed up by Nicolas Dominguez.

Man of the match

Key player : Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) : He delivered a match-winning hat-trick, directly driving Forest's 4-1 turnaround after falling 0-1 behind. His 62nd-minute strike levelled the game and flipped the momentum in Forest's favour. He then scored the winning goal at 68:41 for 2-1, putting Forest ahead for good. A third at 76:40 killed the contest at 3-1, paving the way for the late fourth.

Conclusion

After a sluggish first half, Forest's second-half surge was ruthless, with Gibbs-White's decisive spell turning the match into a statement win at the City Ground.