Chris became the first New Zealander and first Forest player to receive this award.
Attack Nottingham Forest Chris Wood recognized as the best football player English Premier League V October.
This success is historic, and doubly so. Wood became the first New Zealander in history, and also the first Forest representative, to win the player of the month award (presented since 1994).
The New Zealand forward became the Premier League’s top scorer last month, scoring four goals in three matches – one each against Chelsea (1:1) and Crystal Palace (1:0) and two against Leicester (3:1).
Chris is 32 years old. He has been playing in England since he was 17, and the list of his clubs is impressive in quantity: West Bromwich, Barnsley, Brighton, Birmingham, Bristol City, Millwall, Leicester, Ipswich, Leicester, Leeds, Burnley (he stayed here for 4.5 years ), Newcastle. The striker has been in Nottingham since January 2023, first on loan, and last summer the Foresters bought his contract from the Magpies.
Wood has always been known as a good goalscorer (for example, last December he became the fourth player to score a hat-trick in the Premier League against his former club), but this season the player, who is experiencing a renaissance, has been in earnest: eight goals in 10 rounds of the championship . Only Erling Haaland scored more (11).
In November, Chris did not slow down: his goal helped Nuno Espirito Santo’s team defeat West Ham (3:0) and rise to heights unseen since the days of Brian Clough – third place in the elite division. By the way, the Portuguese specialist also became the October laureate in the Premier League, in the coaching category.
On Sunday, November 10, Nottingham Forest will host Newcastle (11th place), Wood’s previous club, with which he has his own scores to settle.
Source: Sportarena
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