Akin Ayomide
Nottingham Forest beat relegation rivals Leeds 3-1 to secure the first Premier League victory of Sean Dyche’s reign, while Manchester City prepared for their crucial clash with Liverpool on Sunday.
Dyche’s side trailed in the 13th minute at the City Ground when Lukas Nmecha’s low drive arrowed into the corner.
But Forest equalised just two minutes later through Ibrahim Sangare’s predatory finish from 10 yards.
Morgan Gibbs-White completed Forest’s fightback as he glanced a header in from Omari Hutchinson’s 68th-minute cross.
Dyche was celebrating again in stoppage-time when Elliot Anderson lashed in a penalty after Hutchinson was bundled over by Jack Harrison.
It was Forest’s first league victory since beating Brentford on the opening weekend of the season in August.
Nuno Espirito Santo was in charge of Forest then before being sacked to make way for Ange Postecoglou, whose brief reign also ended with his dismissal before Dyche took charge.
The former Everton and Burnley boss had earned his first Premier League point in last weekend’s 2-2 draw with Manchester United.
Dyche’s only other win in five games with Forest came in the Europa League against Porto.
Second-bottom Forest’s maiden top-flight victory under Dyche’s management ended their nine-match winless run in the competition and lifted them to within one point of safety.
Leeds are just two points above Forest after their sixth defeat in 11 league games.
Aston Villa thrashed Bournemouth 4-0 to make it five wins from their last six league games.
After a slow start to the season, Unai Emery’s team are hitting their stride and they struck first at Villa Park when Emiliano Buendia netted with a superb free-kick in the 28th minute.