🔗 Share this article Igor Jesus Fires a Brace as The Reds Round Off European Group Stage with Victory over Ferencvaros Igor Jesus has now scored 11 goals in all competitions for Nottingham Forest this season. Match Summary Forest were already through to the knockout round. A Ferencvaros defender own goal gives Nottingham Forest a first-half lead. The striker's European strike puts Forest in command. Forward adds a third with a clinical effort in the latter period. James McAtee rounds off a excellent display with a spot-kick. The Brazilian attacker scored twice as the Premier League side rounded off the group stage of the Europa League with a comfortable triumph against their Hungarian visitors at the home stadium. Forest had previously guaranteed a place in the next qualifying round and entered this game with a small chance of reaching the top eight, even though they needed several results to go their way. Those results failed to materialize but this assured display will give the supporters belief that their side can navigate the two-legged play-off to advance to the round of sixteen. A Ferencvaros midfielder struck the post with a headed effort inside the first 10 minutes for the visitors – who are managed by former Tottenham striker Robbie Keane – but it was all Forest from then on. Forest opened the scoring in the 17th minute when Ryan Yates' cross was deflected in by Bence Otvos and doubled the lead four minutes later – the striker firing an effort in at the far post for his 10th goal of the season. Jesus' eleventh goal came early in the second half when he timed a run perfectly to escape the backline and then place a shot beyond the shot-stopper. That goal ended Ferencvaros' aspirations of making a comeback and instead Forest added a fourth when the impressive James McAtee scored from a spot-kick after a infringement by the hapless Otvos inside the box on the winger. The Europa League knockout phase play-off draw is scheduled on Friday, 30 January (12:00 GMT), where Nottingham Forest could be drawn against either the Turkish side or Panathinaikos. "It is not just the result, there was that atmosphere about it. I want these guys to do well as a unit, the entire team," said manager Sean Dyche. "That was another stride forward, but it is a good one." Team Breakdown: Striker Shines as New Signing Watches On Igor Jesus has been a revelation for Nottingham Forest in European competition this season with six of his 11 goals coming in the Europa League. His brace also means he has scored a trio of strikes in his last two games and the prospect of competition for his position in the forward line could be spurring him on. Italian forward Lorenzo Lucca was last week brought in temporarily and he was watching this game from the stands. This development may well have been on the striker's mind as he was outstanding against Ferencvaros, delivering two superb finishes and overall being a constant threat to the visitors' defence with his pace and movement. Jesus was not the only one in catching the eye, with McAtee producing his best performance in a Nottingham Forest shirt since signing from the champions in the previous transfer window, while the Swiss international also impressed. Such positive showings will give Forest some fresh hope as they switch focus to increasing the gap from the Premier League relegation zone when they host their London rivals on the weekend. "All you can ask for is a reaction," added the manager. "I've never questioned their commitment or their dedication or honesty. It is just about displaying your quality. "McAtee was very good and Dan was super sharp. Igor got another two and these are good signs." Player of the Match #19 Igor Jesus Average rating: 9.1 Forest Top Players Igor Jesus: Rating 9.10 #24: Rating 8.8 R. Yates: Average Rating 8.63 #6: Average Rating 8.0 N. Milenković: Average Rating 7.94 Ferencváros Notable Players #11: Rating 4.14 Júlio Romão: Average Rating 4.12 K. Zachariassen: Average Rating 4.09 Once the chance to rate players has ended, the rating displayed is the mean from all the submissions.