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We can stay up! Steve Cooper insists he has '100 per cent belief' his Nottingham Forest players can avoid Premier League relegation despite early season struggles... but it's Liverpool and Arsenal up next

Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper has re-affirmed his belief that his squad can avoid relegation this season.

Forest earned a point in their 0-0 draw at Brighton on Tuesday, which lifted them above Leicester City at the foot of the table.

After much speculation over his future, Cooper signed a new contract this month but remains under scrutiny after overseeing a summer outlay of over £150million on his new-look team.

Steve Cooper insists Nottingham Forest will avoid relegation from the Premier League
Forest picked up a point in a goalless draw at Brighton on Tuesday night to move up to 19th

Asked post-match at Brighton whether he had belief Forest would stay up and whether he was in agreement with the squad that had been assembled, Cooper replied: 'Everything is a collective effort here, certainly.