On December 26, Nottingham Forest defeated Aston Villa 2:1 away.

On December 29th, the Forest team returned to their home court. Their opponent was "Black Cat" Sunderland. The two teams that were still playing in the Premier League are now in the Premier League. The difference is the situation of the two teams. Nottingham Forest is now second in the standings with 42 points, while Sunderland has one win, three draws and fourteen losses after 18 league rounds with only six points, the last one.

In the face of such a weak opponent, at home again, Dunn performed a large-scale rotation again. Except for goalkeeper Van der Sar and George; Wood, striker Anelka, everyone else has changed.

Amid the cheering of 27,000 Forest fans at the City Stadium, Nottingham Forest won easily. 3:1.

Chelsea wins, Forest wins, Manchester United wins. The three teams are clinging together. The gap between Chelsea and Forest is four points, and the gap between Forest and Manchester United is two points. As for Liverpool, fourth in the league, the gap is too big, and there is no possibility of threatening the three teams for the time being.

"...This season we can no longer say that Nottingham Forest is an excellent spoiler. Looking at their lineup and current rankings, we should call them'a strong contender for the league title'." In the "Today's Tournament" program, Lineker expressed his optimism about the prospects of Dunn's team.

"I'm going to go against the tune as usual, Gary." Mark Lawrenson appeared on the TV screen with a serious face.

Lineker looked at his smooth chin and the top of his lips and smacked his lips. "Are you gonna bet on your hair this time, Mark?"

Alan next to him; Hansen laughed happily.

"No, don't bet this time." Laurenson touched his lips habitually, even though there was nothing on it. "Now Dunn's team has performed very well, I admit it. But I think the real test for him has not yet come."

"Such an intensive schedule did not stop Nottingham Forest from winning. What do you mean by the so-called'real test'?" Lineker asked.

"February 22."

Lineker raised his eyebrows: "You mean after the Champions League restarts?"

Lawrence nodded: "If Dunn's team can pass in the third round of the FA Cup, then they will face a third-line battle. I think for Dunn, this is the real test. ."

Lineker was silent for a while. During the time he was silent, Alan next to him; Hansen came out to express his disagreement with Mark Lawrenson. The example he cited was the performance of the Forest team in the UEFA Cup and the League two-line battle last season.

"Alan, you have to understand that the Champions League and the UEFA Cup are not at the same level. Fighting for the league championship and qualifying for the Champions Cup are not the same difficulty." Laurenson's words sounded like that this time, or really. It makes sense.

"Nottingham Forest now has only three forwards. Although Anelka has been stable and trustworthy after returning to the Premier League, this is their biggest hidden danger. If one of the three forwards is injured again, two forwards want a third line. Fighting is almost impossible."

"But Eastwood is about to heal and be discharged from the hospital..."

"There is still a long way to go between being discharged from the hospital and playing for the team on behalf of the team. What's more, whether the Gypsy who has undergone two consecutive operations within a period of time can return to the previous state... I am not optimistic at all." Lauren Sen shrugged, determined to stand on the opposite side of Nottingham Forest fans.

Lineker knew that this topic went deeper, he and Alan; Hansen would not be able to refute Lawrenson, because Lawrenson said very reasonable. So he smiled: "Okay, let's pay attention to Chelsea, otherwise there should be complaints from viewers that we have become the club TV station of the Forest team."

The three of them laughed, and so they exposed the forest team's problem.

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As if to express that opinion to Mark; Laurenson demonstrated. On December 31st, after the league entered the second half, the Forest team won the "dark horse" Wigan Athletic in the away game. On January 2, the Forest team defeated Charlton 3-1 away.

Since the sixteenth round of the league on December 11, after a 1:1 tie with Manchester United, Tony; Dunn’s team has won five consecutive victories when the schedule was the densest.

The powerful Chelsea are still winning, after the 21st round of the league, Mourinho's rouble team is still advancing at high speed. With 18 wins, one draw and two losses, they topped the list with 55 points.

The second-placed Nottingham Forest had 16 wins, three draws and two losses, followed by 51 points.

Manchester United met their archenemy Arsenal in the 21st round of the league. The away Manchester United team and Wenger's team tied 0:0. Now they are ranked third with 47 points, and the gap with Nottingham Forest has widened to four points.

But no one dares to underestimate Manchester United. Ferguson's team scored one point in Highbury, but it was comparable to a three-pointer. There is hope without losing, which may be the unanimous idea of ​​Manchester United fans.

Dunn didn't dare to relax either, he knew that there was a pack of wolves in chasing after him. Don't look at him now that he is also a member of the wolf pack, as long as he relaxes a little, he will be torn to pieces by the chase behind.

After the intensive Christmas schedule that tensed the nerves and muscles was over, every club got a chance to rest. The next round of the league will not start until January 14th. There will be two weeks in between, and there will be nothing but an FA Cup match.

In the FA Cup competition, Dunn uses rotation as usual in this kind of competition. Their opponent is the British crown team Sheffield on Wednesday. Nottingham Forest easily won at home and advanced to the next round.

Mark Lawrenson’s prediction seems to have begun.

The forest team, which has won consecutive victories, rushed forward on three fronts, enjoying the thrill of victory, but the danger of overturning was with them.

But no matter how many crises lurking in the future, the immediate victory is good news for everyone in the Forest team. Who wouldn't like victory?

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