FA Cup: Nottingham Forest wallop Leicester City 4-1
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Championship side Nottingham Forest on Sunday defeated FA Cup holders Leicester City 4-1, eliminating them in the fourth round.
Nottingham Forest had knocked Arsenal out of the FA Cup by a lone goal in the third round in January.
Building on their brilliant performance against Arsenal, Nottingham Forest humiliated FA Cup holders Leicester with a 4-1 defeat.
The championship side netted three goals in quick succession within 10 minutes of the game.
Philip Zinckernagel opened the scoring for Nottingham Forest in the 23rd minute, while Brennan Johnson doubled the lead a minute later.
Joseph Worall made it three for Nottingham Forest and compounded Leicester City’s woes, scoring in the 32nd minute.
Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho got a consolation goal for Leicester City in the 40th minute.
Nottingham Forest’s Djed Spence made it four in the 61st minute.
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