A total of 12 goals have been scored in 1,281 minutes of top-flight football during 2023-24, a far cry from his indifferent efforts at previous club Newcastle United.
However, despite being on a four-game scoring streak, Wood is on course to be best remembered for producing one of the most astonishing misses in Premier League history against Tottenham Hotspur last weekend.
The 32-year-old had the goal at his mercy from less than three yards out, only to opt for power over placement and smash the ball against the post. It proved to be a costly miss.
Rather than Forest going 2-1 ahead after 35 minutes, they would ultimately go on to suffer a 3-1 defeat, a result that leaves Nuno Espirito Santo's side only above the bottom three on goal difference.
Forest have some humungous fixtures to come in the form of relegation rivals Everton, Sheffield United and Burnley during the final six fixtures of the season.
With Manchester City and Chelsea their other opponents, it raises the stakes ahead of the showdown with Wolverhampton Wanderers — another of Nuno's former clubs — at the City Ground on Saturday.
The stats favour a Chris Wood goal against WolvesOn an individual note, Wood will be attempting to score in five successive Premier League matches for the first time in his career, and the New Zealand international may feel that he could not have hand-picked better opponents.
Across 17 previous appearances against Wolves, Wood has contributed six goals and three assists while representing as many as six different clubs. However, the bulk of those efforts have come for one team.
His best showing came
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