Wood Proves to Be Forest's Matchwinner in Fantastic Performance - Paul Vegas

He later commented: "It feels fantastic. We were aware that securing a home win was crucial to kickstart our season, and fortunately, we achieved that tonight. The key is to maintain the same level of performance we have displayed all season and stay consistent. We were able to score a goal and effectively defend it till the end."

"We know how good those players are and what fantastic players they are for our team and we sorely miss them at times but we showed tonight that we have a great squad that can help us compete in the league.

"You just have to keep going. There is always going to be another chance and you have to keep going. I was unlucky in the first half and a couple could have bounced a different way and I was unlucky to miss with a header. There will always be another chance around the corner and you have to be ready for it."

On his goal, he said: "I've no scored many from outside the box. I try to keep them inside the box because it's a lot easier. You just try to get it   on target and then anything can happen. It just trickled under Dean's (Henderson) hand. But it is one of those you have to take the shot and thankfully it went in."

On Forest sitting 8th in the league, Wood concluded: "You have to have as high expectations as possible and keep believing that you can keep doing better and better. How we have started the season we believe we can keep improving and pushing further and further up the table."