Nottingham Forest now have the opportunity to take stock of the promising start to the season they have made.

With three Premier League games now under the belt at the City Ground, Nuno Espirito Santo's men have five points to their name.

Considering Forest had to wait until the final game of the season last term to seal their survival, it has been an excellent start.

And it has to be put into perspective when Everton - who finished eight points ahead last season - are currently slumped rock bottom on zero points.

There have been some standout performers in the opening stages of the campaign with Morgan Gibbs-White certainly being one of them.

And his early form in the Premier League has earned him a call-up to Lee Carsley's England side for the current international break.

As he continues to impress, Forest are now looking to make Gibbs-White their top earner with a new and improved contract.

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It will be to little surprise that Forest want to secure Gibbs-White's future at the club when he is operating at a level among the top playmakers in the league.

According to WhoScored, Gibbs-White has now created nine chances from open play in his three Premier League appearances this season.

That is a figure which only Chelsea's Cole Palmer can match as he also continues to impress at Stamford Bridge.

Most chances created from open play in the Premier League so far this season:

9 - Cole Palmer 9 - Morgan Gibbs-White

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One thing which this shows is the level at which Gibbs-White is performing when he is ahead of the likes of Kevin de Bruyne in this metric.

However, it should also provide Forest fans with a lot of optimism with Chris Wood in such good form and Gibbs-White creating so many chances.

Morgan Gibbs-White will be hoping for his England debut Following Gareth Southgate's departure from the role as the England manager, former U21 boss Carsley has taken over on an interim basis.

This is a coach who Gibbs-White knows incredibly well from their time together in the England youth setup with a number of U21 players included in the latest England squad.

England take on the Republic of Ireland on Saturday evening and Gibbs-White will be hoping to make his debut for the senior side.

With Palmer and the likes of Phil Foden withdrawing from the squad through injury, Saturday could provide Gibbs-White with the perfect opportunity to earn his first senior cap.

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