Anthony Elanga set a new Premier League assist record after setting up Chris Wood twice in Nottingham Forest’s 7-0 bashing of Brighton & Hove Albion at the City Ground on Saturday afternoon, Afrosport reports.
The former Manchester United winger first set up Morgan Gibbs-White for the second goal after Lewis Dunk’s own goal in the 12th minute set the tone for a goal-filed afternoon.
Elanga then laid the ball for Chris Wood who scored Forest’s third and fourth goals. It was the 10th occasion the Sweden international of Cameroonian heritage assisted the New Zealand forward stretching back to last season.
10 – Anthony Elanga has now assisted Chris Wood 10 times in the Premier League, which is the most one player has assisted a single teammate in the competition since the start of last season. Wavelength. pic.twitter.com/Fp1dWL0PHS
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It was Elanga’s eighth assist this season while Wood took his goal tally to 17 after completing a hat-trick, level with Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak on the top scorers chart.
Neco Williams and Jota Silva completed the scoring, returning Ivory Coast midfielder Ibrahim Sangare assisting the former.
The win saw Forest bounce back from their 5-0 thumping by Bournemouth last time out and move level on 47 points with second-placed Arsenal who face reigning champions Manchester City on Sunday.
