Party like its 1979: Forest snatches 2nd place

Liverpool, however, opens up eight-point lead with 5-0 West Ham thrashing

The Premier League table is starting to have a 1979 kind of feel to it — with Liverpool at the top of the standings and Nottingham Forest in second place as its closest challenger.

Liverpool padded its lead with a 5-0 rout of West Ham on Sunday, while upstart Nottingham Forest climbed into second place by beating Everton 2-0 to continue its surprising push for a Champions League place.

Forest was runner-up behind Liverpool in the English top tier in 1979 — the same year it won the first of two consecutive European Cups under Brian Clough — but hasn't finished that high in the domestic first division since then.