The fist-pumps were back. With gusto, too. There could hardly have been a more fitting way to mark Nottingham Forest’s final home game of 2022.
It has been a year the like of which hasn’t been seen at the City Ground for a long, long time. Too long. A year filled with some stunning goals and brilliant football. A year with so many incredible moments on the banks of the Trent, from FA Cup magic to Championship heroics and play-off thrills, from that first home game back in the top-flight to that mammoth performance against Liverpool.
And now two more to add to the collection in the space of a few days, with Tottenham Hotspur seen off in impressive style in the Carabao Cup, followed by what felt like a crucial win over Crystal Palace.
