It’s easy to see why Elliot Anderson is ‘loving it’ at Nottingham Forest. The Geordie midfielder may not have wanted to leave Newcastle United in the summer, nor did the club particularly want to sell him, but he has certainly made the most of his opportunity at the City Ground.
Anderson left Tyneside is a £35m deal in the summer transfer window as Newcastle’s hand was forced by the Premier League’s profit and sustainabllity rules, but the England Under-21 star admits he’s enjoying playing at Forest.
He was a key man in Monday night’s 1-0 win over Crystal Palace, and certainly caught the eye with a series of impressive attacking moves. Indeed, he became only the third player aged 21 or under since the start of the 2019-20 season to have created five or more chances and completed five or more dribbles in a Premier League.
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He joins Manchester City’s Jeremy Doku and former Crystal Palace star Michael Olise in that achievement, and it underlines just how important a player he has become for Forest.
“I’m loving it,” he told club media. “Obviously, I’m playing a lot of it. It’s all you want to do as a footballer is play as much as you can and I’m really enjoying it. It’s good.”
His contribution has not been lost on manager Nuno Espirito Santo either. Speak after Chris Wood’s goal sealed the win against Palace, the Forest boss said of Anderson: “He is versatile, in terms of midfield he can do that position in front of the two, he can play wide, he is playing in many positions for us. Always good performances, the talent is there. You saw it and we are very happy with him.”
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