NOTTINGHAM FOREST 5-1 SWANSEA: Sam Surridge hits hat-trick as Forest keep pressure on Bournemouth

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Sam Surridge scored a hat-trick as Nottingham Forest cruised past Swansea to keep up the pressure on Bournemouth in the race for automatic promotion from the Championship.

A bizarre own goal by Cyrus Christie - who was initially sent off after handling but was reprieved as the incident occurred after he had headed the ball over the goal-line - put Forest ahead at the City Ground.

Michael Obafemi equalised for the visitors before Surridge stole the show to give his team a vital victory in their pursuit of Premier League football.

Alex Mighten added a fifth for Forest, who are third, three points behind second-placed Bournemouth before the two meet in a crunch clash on Tuesday.

Steve Cooper's men could have gone into the automatic promotion place had Bournemouth slipped up on Saturday, but the Cherries swept aside Blackburn.

More to follow.

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