Chris Hughton has been appointed Nottingham Forest manager following the sacking of Sabri Lamouchi.
Nottingham Forest Appoint Chris Hughton as New Manager
Another Quick-Fire Turn Around at Forest
The former Brighton and Newcastle United manager moves to the City Ground with expansive managerial experience.
He led both teams to promotion from the Championship and helped them establish themselves in the top-flight.
Hughton, a former Republic of Ireland international, had an impressive playing career with Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Brentford.
During a 13-year spell with Spurs, Hughton won two FA Cups and the UEFA Cup.
The Essex-born 61-year-old has also led Norwich City in the top-flight, guiding them to an 11th-placed finish in 2012-13.
Writing On The Wall For Sabri Lamouchi
The appointment of Chris Hughton comes just 30 minutes following the news of Lamouchi’s departure.
The Frenchman had failed to win any of his four matches in the Championship so far this season and exited the Carabao Cup at the first stage.
It took the Reds until their fourth League match of the season to score their first goal of the campaign, with Luke Freeman‘s excellent strike coming in vain as Bristol City won 2-1.
A short club statement said: “Nottingham Forest can confirm that the contract of head coach Sabri Lamouchi has been terminated with immediate effect.”
Lamouchi has been in control at the City Ground for 15 months, taking over from Martin O’Neill at the start of last season.
Results came quickly under the Frenchman as Forest established themselves early on as a contender for promotion.
Despite missing out on automatic promotion, Sabri looked set to guide them for a place in the play-offs.
But the East Midlands outfit missed out on a place in the top six on the last day of the campaign and have struggled to improve since.
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