Match Verdict

STAR MAN TIAGO SILVA Nott’m Forest

NOTTINGHAM Forest are back in business as Championship promotion rivals – but what about Derby?
After all their near misses it seems odd not to see the Rams up at the top end of the table.
They’ve gone through a sticky time since Phillip Cocu took over as manager in the summer, but a decent side is starting to form. In this East Midlands derbythe Rams gave as good as they got, much better than the weak way they surrendered in the Carabao Cup tie at Forest in August.
Maybe Cocu learned from that on...