NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) -Nottingham Forest thumped Brighton & Hove Albion 7-0 helped by a hat trick from striker Chris Wood in their Premier League clash at the City Ground on Saturday in an emphatic bounce back from last week's humbling 5-0 loss at Bournemouth.

Chris Wood’s magnificent vein of form continued as his hat-trick helped Nottingham Forest to their biggest top flight win in 34 years with a brutal 7-0 thrashing of Brighton at the City Ground.Nuno Espirito Santo was looking for a response following their 5-0 defeat at Bournemouth last week and his side responded in style.

Chris Wood scored a hat-trick as Nottingham Forest returned to winning ways with a magnificent 7-0 rout of Brighton & Hove Albion at the City Ground. Nuno Espirito Santo's team showed no signs of being rocked by their 5-0 defeat at AFC Bournemouth last weekend, going two better against Fabian Hurzeler's error-prone side.