Nottingham Forest ended the year on a high by beating toothless Everton to move up to second in the Premier League. Nuno Espirito Santo's high-flying side are quickly turning into the story of the season with stellar showings that are threatening to disrupt the top-flight's elite.

High-flying Nottingham Forest secured a smash-and-grab 2-0 win over Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday based on a speedy attack and a rock-solid defence in a game between two teams who often prefer to concede possession to opponents.

Nottingham Forest have won each of their last five Premier League matches, making it their longest winning run in the competition since a run of five between March and April 1995 – a run that also included a win against Everton (2-1 in March 1995).

Goals from Chris Wood and Morgan Gibbs-White gave Nottingham Forest a 2-0 win over Everton on Sunday to move up to the heady heights of second in the Premier League after another superb performance away from home.

Everton player ratings from the 2-0 loss against Nottingham Forest in the Premier League at Goodison Park. Everton’s final game of 2024 ended in a 2-0 defeat by Nottingham Forest at Goodison Park. The Toffees struggled to create much against the high-flying visitors and dire defensive errors were their downfall to arrest a four-game unbeaten streak.