Sunderland, who were trailing at home, were not content to be defeated and pressed hard in the final ten minutes of the game in the hope of an equaliser. Donn removed the already exhausted Rebrov and brought on Australian midfielder Jacob Brown. Burns comes on. It's not a defensive midfielder replacing an attacking midfielder, it's an attacking midfielder replacing an attacking home field. After taking the lead, Done changed the passivity of being pressed by the home team for 770 minutes, and used the attack to make Sunderland dare not press on all fronts. Jacob. Burns' passing was better organised than Rebrov's, and with him on the pitch, Forest's midfield was better controlled.

As time went on, the Sunderland team became more and more impatient, and the space at the back was almost catching up with the crater on the moon. Donn knew that if he scored one more goal, he would win.

Soon, his wish was granted.

Taking advantage of the opposition's desperate pressure, Forest managed to break the ball on the edge of the penalty area and then played a quick counter-attack. Burns sent in a clever pass from midfield, Eastwood cut in from the flank, received the ball and went one-on-one with the goalkeeper. Then calmly and calmly hit the football into the bottom right corner.

At this point, the time on the big screen freezes at ninety minutes. There was a dead silence on the Stadium of Light, and no sound could be heard again.

Donn turned his head to look at Walker, a smile on his face, "Des, we've won again." ”

Walker shook his fist at the court and said to Donn, "yes, I can't wait to see what the media have to say tomorrow!" ”

"Freddie. Eastwood! He's the star of the game! Mortensen shouted excitedly from the commentary box, and it felt good to see a bland player achieve fame!

The goal completely knocked out the fighting spirit and confidence of the Sunderland team, and they were beaten by an amateur player who was playing for the first time and broke his leg.

The final score of the game was 2-0, with Nottingham Forest picking up a valuable three points away from home to fourth-placed Sunderland thanks to Eastwood.

That evening, when the last game was over, the latest league standings were also released.

Sunderland still have 44 points from their defeat to Nottingham Forest, but what worries Black Cats fans is that they are getting closer and closer to the teams behind them. Preston won and went from 40 to 43 and moved up to fifth in the league.

Because the teams in sixth and seventh place in the league are drawn, the gap between seventh and fourth in the league is only one point. Three forty-three, one forty-four...... Such a close number of points is Donne's favorite result to see other than his own team winning.

Nottingham Forest's points changed from 31 to 34 and their ranking rose from 18th to 15th because of the win. Just one point behind Walchal in 14th place. The teams above the Forest team have 35, 36, 37 and 38 points from lowest to high...... Of course, Forest's own position may not be secure, because below them with 34 points, there are three teams with 33 points and another team with 32.

With such a point ranking, it only takes one round of league games to make earth-shaking changes.

Seven days later, Donne's side will host their 28th round of league opponents, with Reading in 10th place with 39 points – again in the "must win" category.

Five days after the game, Nottingham Forest continued to play at home on 22 January, and this time it was a real battle - they faced Premier League side Bolton Wanderers in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final, who had just narrowly beaten Blackburn Rovers 4-3 in the last round of the Premier League.

After playing the home game, on January 28, the Forest team visited Reebok Stadium. This is the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-finals.

The schedule is not very intensive, basically a Monday game. But all three games were tough for Forest. Don is reluctant to play in the First Division next season, and he has personally promised to qualify for the League Cup.

This question haunted him, and he wondered for two days on a row - should he give up a league game, let his rivals catch up with him again, and then go for the League Cup with the occasional big name?

Because the latest League Cup schedule has come out, the league schedule has to be adjusted. Nottingham Forest's away game against Cardiff City has been postponed to April 7 for the 29th round of the league scheduled for January 31.

That's good news for Donne, as he can make up for the league he didn't play after finishing the Carabao Cup. Even if he temporarily lags behind other teams in points, it is because of one less game. It's like putting the win and the three points in advance and taking them out when the time comes.

Donn, who returned from Sunderland with three points, heard good news from the transfer market, as Forest won second division side Oldham Anderham for £300,000. Hill. But Donn is still not worried about the backline, and after Dawson is gone, the only real central defender in the team is Wes. Mogan alone. He is currently partnered with Chris. Douig is not a pure centre-back, and it is obviously not safe for centre-back to rely only on Mogan and new signing Hill, and Donn may be able to settle in other positions, but at the back, he is by no means sloppy.

This time he focused on Chelsea.

Due to the arrival of the Russian owner, Chelsea inevitably have the temperament of an upstart after becoming rich, and Ranieri is not an assertive and single-name coach, Chelsea have bought nine new players this summer. In the centre-back position, there is the veteran Desailly, the youngster John Terry is getting more mature, and Willian can play any position in the backline. Gallas, even Glenn. People like Johnson have been put in the position of central defender by Ranieri to play a few games, not to mention players like Geremi and Melchiot who must be a panacea in order to play.

Therefore, in such a competitive environment, the German youngster, only 18-year-old Robert . Hutter (robert_huth) will only be able to play in the reserve team at the club. Done wanted to buy it outright, and more than two million pounds should be able to get it, but Chelsea valued Hut and thought he would be the main partner of the club's future centre-back partner with John Terry, and were reluctant to let him go. So Don had no choice but to settle for the next best thing - lend-lease.

Claudio Ranieri thinks it's a good idea to send Huth out on loan, and the deep-pocketed Chelsea will not ask Forest to pay the player's wages like Leeds did, and this time Donn can get the main backup centre-back for the future German national team without spending a penny.

After winning Clint in a row. Hill and Robert. After Hooter, Michael. The vacancy left by Dawson's departure at centre-back has finally been filled.

Donn's request to Evan is that the team's recruitment work must be basically completed before the start of the Carabao Cup semi-finals, so that he can have a complete team, can develop a perfect strategy, and the whole team can practice together.

So Forest has stepped up their work in the transfer market. After taking down Clint. After Hill, More brought Donn good news to him. Chris. Cummons is a perfect fit for the Forest team, and he himself would love to join the Forest team. Although he is a player developed by Stoke City, his favourite team is Nottingham Forest, which is coached by Donn. The players were willing, and the Forest team expressed enough sincerity in the offer. The deal was sold for £300,000, a price that would have been generous for a young player who had just made his way into the first team.

However, the team paid 300,000 to buy Cummons, but they are on loan Steve. MacFil, for its part, was "stingy". Forest made a loan request for Leeds United, and Leeds insisted that Forest pay 90 percent of the player's weekly salary, whether it was Donn or Evan, or Allen, who was more "picky" than them. Adams disagreed with the proposal.

At this time, the benefits of the team's purchase of Commons first were reflected, and Donn began to speak frequently in front of the media, claiming that he was very satisfied with the addition of Commons as a player, "Although Reed has left the team, we have Commons, and fans can expect Commons' performance as much as they expect Eastwood." After the team's back-to-back wins, Donn also lifted the ban on the media, and as the relationship eased, Commons' performance on the training court naturally spread through the media.

This small man of 1.68 meters has the most classic height on the football field, and although speed is not his specialty, his excellent technique makes up for his physical shortcomings, whether it is passing or shooting, he proves that the Forest team spent the 300,000 pounds unjustly.

Then Allen, who was in charge of the player's transfer negotiations, told Leeds at the negotiating table: See? Forest are also excellent with the new signing of the left midfielder and we don't have to shell out so much money on someone on loan. Forest are only responsible for 50 per cent of McPhail's salary, this is the last offer, and if your club doesn't agree, forget it. Anyway we have Chris. Commons.

Leeds, who are in deep financial crisis, have agreed to cut their weekly salary to 60 per cent, hoping that the Forest team will understand their current difficulties. Alan took it when he saw it, and his salary of six thousand pounds a week brought back Steve what he wanted. MacGovral. And McAcur, who is not playing at Leeds United, is also happy to go on loan to Forest to maintain his form.

(To be continued)