Chris Wood for the three as Forest hit Brighton for seven

Evan Ferguson, who has been linked with a transfer before deadline day on Monday, come on for Brighton in the 73rd minute.

Chris Wood’s hat-trick helped inflict a heavy defeat onto Brighton (Mike Egerton/PA)

Nottingham Forest 7 Brighton & Hove Albion 0

Chris Wood’s magnificent vein of form continued as his hat-trick helped Nottingham Forest to their biggest top flight win in 34 years with a brutal 7-0 thrashing of Brighton at the City Ground.