Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper has called on his side to focus on their performance as they host Brighton on Saturday after letting a win slip through their fingers last time out at West Ham

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper is keen for his team to make their mark in the upcoming clash against Brighton.

Despite a solid start to the season, with 13 points from their first 12 games, Cooper feels that Forest could have done even better – their 3-2 loss at West Ham in their last match primary evidence. He said: “I’m sitting here now knowing that we could and should have more points and we missed a couple of good opportunities to take points, but I also know that this time last season we were bottom of the league.”

Cooper wants his team to stay motivated and continue improving, but also not lose sight of their progress. He added: “Let’s have the motivation to keep trying to improve and pick up more points than what we might have done last season, but also don’t get too carried away and lose sight of where we’ve come from and where we’re at.”

The Forest boss is aware of Brighton’s strengths but wants his team to be the main influence on the game. He stated: “We’ve got to be ready, they’ve got some really good players playing in the brand of football they play and we are aware of that, but we want the most influencing factor of the game to be on our contribution and on what we do.”

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