'The connections were a bit lost for a while' - Hudson-Odoi

Nottingham Forest winger Callum Hudson-Odoi feels connections in the team were "a bit scratched" before Sean Dyche's arrival and praised him for the "amazing job" he has done mending those.

After an impressive 2024-25 campaign in which they secured European football for the first time in nearly 30 years, it has been a difficult few months for the club as they struggled for results.

However, Dyche - the third person to take charge this season - has helped to steady the ship and the Reds are now on a four-match unbeaten run, including a 3-0 win over Liverpool at Anfield at the weekend.

They will be looking to extend that when they host Malmo in the Europa League on Thursday.

"Sean and his staff have come in and done an amazing job," Hudson-Odoi said.

"You can tell the energy around the group has changed and everybody's just working as hard as we can to get the best possible results.

"The bond and strength that we have had before will come back, and you can tell we are wanting to fight for every game we play in.

"A lot has changed. I think it was a bit scratched a while ago. The group has reconnected very well and everybody is just focusing on doing what we know best - which is playing football and enjoying football.

"It's just the connections that were a bit lost for a while, but now I think everything's connecting back nicely.

"Everybody's working hard to do the right things and hopefully keep getting good results."