Neto hit a free-kick in the 3-0 win, with James shaping to take it before the Portuguese struck.
He told the club's website: "Reece is an unbelievable free-kick taker and to be honest, at Chelsea and even at Wolves, I did not take many free-kicks but I asked Reece if he wanted me to take it and he said, ‘Let me see’.
"We spoke and he said he wanted to roll the ball to me, and we are really happy with the end result."
"It was not a debate," Pedro continued when asked about their 'debate' before taking the free-kick. "We know Reece takes free-kicks really well but we wanted to give a little bit of a surprise and we are really happy that it went the way we wanted and the ball went in.
"It wasn’t that we saw a gap. It was something that we worked on before the last game (against Liverpool) as well. Normally when you roll the ball, the wall has the tendency to turn their back and the goalkeeper to make a step to the side to see the ball, so it was a really good goal and we are really happy."
Pedro also stated, "We have to keep working hard. In the first half we did not have the ball as much as we wanted but in the second half you could see – playing on this stage where playing at Nottingham Forest at home is never easy – we came with more personality, we got the goals and we are really happy.
"‘I think leadership is something that is in my personality. When things are tough, I want to step up and help my team-mates. It is something I try to do every day - to work hard and to help the team – so I am really happy that I was able to help the team."