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Part one of the season has been a roaring success for Nottingham Forest but Nuno Espirito Santo's side will be eager to ensure there is plenty more to come in the second half of the campaign. The Reds made it five wins on the spin and climbed to second in the table by toppling Everton 2-0 on Sunday courtesy of goals from Chris Wood and Morgan Gibbs-White.