Chris Wood has picked Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk and Martin Skrtel as the two toughest defenders he has ever faced

Chris Wood says Martin Skrtel and Virgil van Dijk are the two toughest defenders he's ever faced in his career.

Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood has named Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk and former Reds defender Martin Skrtel the hardest defenders he ever faced.

Virgil van Dijk is undoubtedly one of the greatest defenders the Premier League has ever seen, though Chris Wood has ranked him alongside another ex-Red.

Nevertheless, Wood has still named Van Dijk as his toughest ever opponent in a new interview with Optus Sport. As it turns out, though, the New Zealander also hold a slightly surprise former Liverpool centre-back in equally high regard.

Liverpool center-back Virgil van Dijk has won some plaudits from a Premier League rival. Surprisingly, a cult figure from Anfield's past came in for praise too.

Clinton Morrison can't see anything but a Liverpool Premier League title win this season.  The Reds sit six points clear of Arsenal in the

Chris Wood is just one goal short of his lifetime-best Premier League season total of 14, which he has reached twice – last season and five years previously – and it very much looks that this time he will deliver a best-ever in what has been a glorious late-career surge at Nottingham Forest.

Nottingham Forest forward Chris Wood has signed a two-year contract extension to stay with the Premier League club through the 2026-27 season.

Chris Wood has signed a new deal at Nottingham Forest to extend his stay at the club until at least the end of the 2026-27 season.

Chris Wood has signed a new contract with Nottingham Forest, keeping him at the club until the English summer of 2027. The 33-year-old says he is “very excited” for the years ahead. “I saw the ambition when I first arrived.

All Whites captain Chris Wood extends his contract with Nottingham Forest until 2027 on the back of his prolific goal-scoring form.