‘Absolutely brilliant’: Steve Hodge hails Nottingham Forest star with nine assists this season

What Steve Hodge said about Anthony Elanga

He said: “It’s absolutely brilliant from Elanga on the right wing, right foot, whipped cross. There’s Wood at the back stick with a left-footed volley. Brilliant.”

Elanga was substituted during the contest but this was still a pretty solid performance and he will be delighted with his 14 goal contributions this season.

More to come for Elanga at Forest

It’s been a brilliant first season for Elanga at Forest and Hodge was right to praise him at the weekend.

The 22-year-old had Charlie Taylor on toast every time he went forward – and the Burnley defender isn’t the first to suffer that fate this season.

The challenge staring Elanga in the face is consistency. He will want to be producing the goods more frequently and improve on his end product.

Although Elanga has five goals to his name this season, there is an argument that he could have scored a few more with a bit more composure.

That’s only a minor criticism though and at £15 million, Elanga looks like a steal from a Forest perspective.