Nottingham Forest news round-up for Friday 13 November, updated 05:26 UK.

Forest are in the international break, so there is less club news than usual. Still, the nottingham forest news from the last 72 hours has three solid stories, starting with the striker who scored twice against Manchester City.

Hart says Delap has to keep earning his place

Liam Delap scored twice in the 3-1 win over Manchester City on 7 November, and Joe Hart wants to see more of that. Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live’s Monday Night Club, Hart said Forest “can only play to Delap’s strengths if he shows regularly that he warrants it.” He praised the striker’s finishing, saying he is “so aggressive” in front of goal and “comfortable with both feet.”

Hart said confidence is the issue for a player like Delap. When shots from 20 to 25 yards stop going in, the crowd can feel it. Hart pointed out that Forest have invested £50m in him. The BBC noted that Delap had one goal in his first eight appearances for the club before the City game.

Chris Sutton was more upbeat. He said he was “really pleased” for the striker and hopes the two goals give him the confidence to score the goals where you need a bit of finesse. Sutton also said Delap should not set himself a target for the season. You can read the full discussion on the BBC Sport Forest page.

Bournemouth, Everton and Forest chase Gomez

Forest are one of three Premier League clubs linked with Andres Gomez, the Vasco da Gama striker. Bournemouth and Everton are the other two. The BBC’s gossip column on Thursday 12 November passed on ESPN’s Portuguese-language report, which says the 24-year-old is valued at about £17m by the Brazilian club.

The BBC presents this as gossip, so treat it as a report rather than a deal.

Fans call the City win the start of the Glasner era

Forest fan Ellie Molloson told BBC Sport the win was “the beginning of the Oliver Glasner era.” A week before the City game, Glasner had called the 2-0 defeat at Brentford “very frustrating” and said it was “the same stories every week.” Molloson said the players were booed off after the Brentford game, then rose to the occasion against City after that public criticism. She thinks it may be the turning point for the season.

Glasner was on the touchline when Delap made it 3-1, sprinting down to celebrate. BBC Radio Nottingham’s Shut Up And Show More Football podcast has also looked at what the win means going into the break.

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