Forest lights the fuse: Dyche's first Premier League win arrives with a 3-1 fightback over Leeds
Nottingham Forest overcame an early setback to beat Leeds United 3-1 at the City Ground, delivering Sean Dyche's first Premier League victory as head coach and ending a long wait for a league win. Lukas Nmecha's 13th-minute strike briefly put the visitors ahead, but Ibrahim Sangaré equalised only 135 seconds later before Morgan Gibbs-White's second-half header and Elliot Anderson's stoppage-time penalty completed a deserved turnaround.
It was not a classic, particularly before the break, yet Dyche’s in-game changes turned a low-quality contest into a statement of resolve. Leeds seldom built on their promising start and did not force a save from Matz Sels until late on, while Forest’s bench supplied the guile and energy to tilt a key relegation scrap.
A lead was lost in 135 seconds.