Morgan Gibbs-White’s stunning second-half hat-trick gave Nottingham Forest a crucial 4-1 home win over Burnley to boost their survival hopes.
Forest had been trailing 1-0 before Gibbs-White’s heroics sparked a dramatic turnaround to move Vitor Pereira’s side five points clear of 18th-placed Tottenham, who occupy the final relegation spot with five games left.
Gibbs-White’s 15-minute hat-trick heaps further pain on Spurs after they had tried to sign him last summer.
Forest’s comeback win at the City Ground leaves second-bottom Burnley on the brink of an immediate return to the Championship, with the Clarets remaining 12 points from safety.
Scott Parker’s side had led through Zian Flemming’s first-half stoppage-time opener before Gibbs-White turned the game on its head.
He equalised with their first shot on target in the 62nd minute before putting Forest ahead just seven minutes later with a superb first-time volleyed back-post finish.
The England international then bagged his hat-trick in the 77th minute with a wonderful header to become only the third player to score a Premier League hat-trick for Nottingham Forest after Kevin Campbell and Chris Wood.
Substitute Igor Jesus added a stoppage-time fourth to maintain the feel-good factor at the City Ground following the midweek win over Porto to reach the Europa League semi-finals.
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Morgan Gibbs-White puts Nottingham Forest ahead in their Premier League clash with Burnley with his second goal of the game
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Morgan Gibbs-White equalises for Nottingham Forest in their Premier League clash with Burnley
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