
October 10, 2024
Wood closes in on Haaland and Palmer for goals since Nuno’s arrival
The New Zealand striker scored his sixth and seventh goal in his ninth appearance of the campaign, more impressively is the company he is keeping since Nuno Espirito Santo took charge at the City Ground just before last Christmas. Only Manchester City‘s Erling Haaland and Cole Palmer of Chelsea, with 23 and 22 respectively, have more Premier League goals than Wood‘s 18 over that period. Praise from Nuno Nuno, unsurprisingly, was full of praise for his striker in his post-match interview at Leicester. “An amazing job from him,” Nuno said to Sky Sports after the match. “Since we arrived he’s been …