Nottingham Forest made it back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time this season after Brennan Johnson’s second-half double earned victory over East Midlands rivals Leicester.
The Wales international opened the scoring when he raced onto Morgan Gibbs-White’s through-ball and rounded Danny Ward before stroking home his fifth goal of the season.
The same duo combined for the second goal, with Johnson collecting Gibbs-White’s fine pass before blasting the ball into the far corner.
Leicester offered little as an attacking threat, with Harvey Barnes spurning their best effort in the first half when he skewed a first-time effort wide when unmarked inside the penalty area.
The win lifts Forest up to 13th in the table and five points clear of the bottom three, with Leicester, who have now lost four successive Premier League games, just two points clear of the drop zone in 15th.
Forest manager Steve Cooper later said: “I reminded the players of the support the fans gave when we were 4-0 down at the King Power.
“So we wanted to give something back to the fans.
“I’m really pleased Brennan has scored from open play.
“It’s been coming, he has been working so hard and took his goals really well. He deserves that and the team deserve it. It capped off a really good day.”
