EPL table has 1979 feels

Nottingham Forest moves into second place

The Premier League table is starting to have a 1979 kind of feel to it - with Liverpool at the top of the standings and Nottingham Forest in second place as the closest challenger.

Liverpool padded its lead with a 5-0 rout of West Ham on Sunday, while upstart Nottingham Forest climbed into second place by beating Everton 2-0 to continue its surprising push for a Champions League place.

Forest was runner-up behind Liverpool in the English top tier in 1979 - the same year it won the first of two straight European Cups under Brian Clough - but hasn't finished that high in the domestic first division since then.

The club's long-suffering fans finally have reason to believe that the good times are back under Nuno Espirito Santo.

Although the Portuguese manager was the first to point out that his team may not stay in second place for very long.