Nuno Espirito Santo's moved level on points with second-placed Arsenal and just six shy of leader Liverpool – which it hosts next time out in the league at the City Ground – after another impressive showing.

Morgan Gibbs-White needed just seven minutes to find the opener against his former side before Chris Wood doubled Forest's advantage on the stroke of half-time with his 12th league goal of the season.

Taiwo Awoniyi rounded off a brilliant display late on, though Forest was still indebted to Matz Sels, who denied Jorgen Strand Larsen from point-blank range with the scoreline at 1-0 in the first half.

Larsen was the hero in Wolves' last outing, a 2-2 draw with Tottenham, but wasted a host of opportunities after also seeing a first-half effort cleared off the line by Murillo with the goal at this mercy.

Vitor Pereira was left to rue those missed chances as he suffered a first defeat in charge of Wolves – his team remain 17th, just clear of the relegation zone and 18th-placed Ipswich Town on goal difference.