Forest boss Davies eyes double after 'elation' of cup win
Unlike 2023, however, the league title will guarantee promotion back to the second tier first the time time since 2012.Forest, who have a game in hand on second-placed Wolves, are two points clear at the summit with four matches still to play.The Reds are yet to be beaten in the league and have won 15 of their 18 matches in the third tier since first moving towards full-time professionalism last summer.They have conceded just five league goals in 18 matches so far, and scored 60 of their own."Momentum is really important," Davies added. "We are unbeaten in the league and that is an unbelievable feat."Winning is a habit and you have seen that again today [in their cup final win]."I'm elated. We found a way to win. It was probably not our best performance but when you are not at your best and still score three goals, that shows the quality of this team."
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