“Fantastic supporters, We will never take their support for granted, it’s just amazing” – Steve Cooper reserves special praise for Nott Forest supporters as he reflects on huge Brighton win

Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper has reserved special praises for the club’s supporters after the reds secured a superb win over Brighton on Wednesday evening.

Forest ended a run of 11 games without a win by coming from behind to beat Brighton at a euphoric City Ground.

However, whilst the home fans were celebrating, Cooper kept his emotions in check and opted against responding to the cacophony of noise with a trademark fist-pump.

“I am so pleased for the supporters and players but we haven’t won for months,” he said.

“I don’t think you can win a game and celebrate too much. We have a lot of work to do.”

Forest overcame plenty of adversity before claiming victory, missing an early penalty, going behind and then losing defender Neco Williams, who left the field on a stretcher and was taken to hospital after he was involved in a nasty collision with team-mate Brennan Johnson.

A Pascal Gross own goal brought Forest level just before half-time. Danilo put the home side ahead before Morgan Gibbs-White wrapped up the win with an injury-time penalty.

The result took Forest above Everton and Leicester and out of the bottom three.

And Cooper accepts much of the credit goes to supporters who have stuck by the manager and players despite their woeful recent run.

“People who have not been here for a while are taken aback by the atmosphere,” he said.

“We will never take their support for granted. Even when games haven’t gone well, and there have been a few, we have just had real positive support, even when they are not feeling what they are showing, fantastic supporters, it’s just amazing”.

“The way they are really helps and it did again tonight.”