Forest beats Leicester 2-0 and boosts EPL survival hopes
Nottingham Forest's Brennan Johnson, center, celebrates scoring the opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Leicester City and Nottingham Forest at the City Ground in Nottingham, England, Saturday Jan. 14, 2023. (Mike Egerton/PA via AP)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Mike Egerton]
NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Brennan Johnson has scored twice and Nottingham Forest has boosted its chance of English Premier League survival after beating Leicester 2-0. The result moved Forest above its East Midlands rival and five points clear of the relegation zone. Leicester suffered a fourth straight loss. Forest has lost just one of its last six league games.
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Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers, right, greets Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper ahead of the English Premier League soccer match between Leicester City and Nottingham Forest at the City Ground in Nottingham, England, Saturday Jan. 14, 2023. (Mike Egerton/PA via AP)
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Nottingham Forest's Brennan Johnson scores the opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Leicester City and Nottingham Forest at the City Ground in Nottingham, England, Saturday Jan. 14, 2023. (Mike Egerton/PA via AP)
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