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"He's been absolutely superb this year, earning goals that do not fall on a plate for him," said Hart.
"He's getting his rewards for the hard work he put in the summer when he trained throughout without a day off.
"He had a look at himself after we had loaned him out to Burnley and Sheffield Wednesday at the end of last season.
"Now he's found his goal-scoring form, the bottom line being that he really wants to play for Nottingham Forest.
"He'd been with us 18 months or so and said to himself that he had not shown the supporters what he could do, so he got down to business and we are reaping the benefits."
Top of the table:
| Last game played on Sunday 6th October 2002 | Pld | Home | Away | Overall | Pts | GD | |||||||||||||||||
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||||
| 1 | Portsmouth | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 31 | +18 | ||||
| 2 | Leicester City | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 27 | +9 | ||||
| 3 | Norwich City | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 25 | +14 | ||||
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 23 | +11 | ||||
| 5 | Sheffield United | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 21 | +4 | ||||
| 6 | Coventry City | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 21 | +2 | ||||
| 7 | Watford | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | Rotherham United | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 18 | +5 | ||||