Nottingham Forest centre-forward Chris Wood was bursting with pride after a first Premier League hat-trick at former club Newcastle United.

Wood struck all three goals as Forest won 3-1 at St James' Park on Boxing Day.

He later beamed: "We needed three points and it was fantastic for the side to get it. This is a tough place to come. The boys did extremely well.

"We felt like we did well in the second half, we felt like we were the better side. Nice to get the three points.

"We showed we have quality in this team and a team that will work hard.

"I don't mind where I score! It is nice coming back to Newcastle, I really enjoyed my time here, it is a great bunch of lads and staff."

He added: "It's fantastic and what we deserved. We played well today, the boys were on fire. It was nice. I'm just happy to stick them away. That's what I'm here to do and I'm just happy I could.

"It's nice to score goals and get three points. We need to continue to do it. We need more goals and more three points."