Things are beginning to get a little twitchy for Nottingham Forest and Sean Dyche. Forest have made strides under Ange Postecoglou’s successor but after a miserable defeat by Everton, Dyche’s previous club, it is now three straight defeats and a bruising January run of fixtures are on the horizon. Five of their next six matches are away, including a trip to West Ham, now only four points behind Forest. For David Moyes and his threadbare squad, this was a triumph, goals by the former Forest loanee James Garner and Thierno Barry earning a deserved victory. Forest submitted a complaint to Professional Game Match Officials, the referees’ body, regarding the officiating in the defeat at home by Manchester City at the weekend. The club were adamant significant decisions counted against them and requested the audio between on-pitch officials that determined key moments. But Forest only had themselves to blame for a lethargic start against an Everton side that arrived without a victory or even a goal since the reverse fixture at Hill Dickinson Stadium almost four weeks ago. Continue reading...