EPL: Forest Fight Back to Beat Burnley After Gibbs-White Heroics

Gibbs-White hat-trick inspires Forest to comeback win over Burnley

Nottingham Forest boosted survival hopes with a 4-1 comeback win over Burnley, inspired by a second-half hat-trick from Morgan Gibbs-White.

Gibbs-White’s treble powered Forest past relegated Burnley at the City Ground, giving them a vital cushion in the Premier League survival fight...

Nottingham Forest boosted their Premier League survival bid on Sunday, coming from a goal down to beat already-relegated Burnley 4-1 at the City Ground.

  

Forest knew a win would move them five points clear of the relegation zone, with three points widely expected against a Burnley side already down.

 

The opening 20 minutes were uneventful, with no shots registered until the 25th minute when James Ward-Prowse tested Matz Sels with a 30-yard free kick.

  

The effort bounced awkwardly in front of Sels and forced a save, but there was little else to note in a flat first half.

Despite having every reason to attack Burnley, Forest went into halftime behind after Scott Parker’s side struck with a sucker punch on the stroke of the interval.

A huge chance to equalise came within 10 minutes of the restart. Substitute Igor Jesus had a deflected shot fall to an unmarked Morgan Gibbs-White, but he miscued his effort wide.

The Forest captain quickly made amends. He ghosted in at the back post to meet a hopeful cross, which Ward-Prowse nodded perfectly into his path, then took a touch before slotting into the bottom corner for his second.

Morgan Gibbs-White's hat-trick takes @NFFC five points clear of the relegation zone 📈 pic.twitter.com/6cHNug0h37

— Premier League (@premierleague) April 19, 2026

The comeback was complete six minutes later. Gibbs-White struck again, arriving at the back post to volley in Omari Hutchinson’s inch-perfect cross.

A nervy finish looked likely for Forest, but Gibbs-White settled it 12 minutes from time. He rose to head home from the penalty spot to complete his hat-trick and seal three vital points, giving Forest a healthy cushion above the relegation zone.

What a performance. 🔝

MGW is your Player of the Match. 👏 pic.twitter.com/pvm5BGKcl8

— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) April 19, 2026

Igor Jesus added a fourth in the final seconds. The result leaves Burnley on the brink of relegation, which could be confirmed as early as Wednesday night.

Gibbs-White Hat-Trick Inspires Forest to 4-1 Comeback Win Over Burnley