Nottingham Forest has breezed past Malmo in the Europa League to strengthen their grip on a play-off place.
Skipper Ryan Yates, Arnaud Kalimuendo and Nikola Milenkovic scored to ensure a comfortable win on Thursday, in a repeat of the 1979 European Cup final when Forest beat the 24-time Swedish champions.
Forest recorded three successive wins for the first time since the turn of the year, the drop-off in their form during the second half of last season
However, they are now two points off the top eight, automatic qualification for the last 16, with three games left.
Manager Sean Dyche has wrested control of a combustible situation after Nuno Espirito Santo was sacked having fallen out with global sporting director Edu and owner Evangelos Marinakis, before replacement Ange Postecoglou lasted 39 days.
Saturday’s 3-0 win at floundering Liverpool lifted Nottingham Forest out of the Premier League relegation zone, and victory against Malmo at the City Ground took them to 16th in the Europa League table and in line for the play-offs to reach the last 16.
News edited by Favour Owonibi