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Forest hero Lichaj promised a dog if he scored a hat-trick

Nottingham Forest's two-goal FA Cup hero Eric Lichaj says he was promised a dog by his wife if he scored a hat-trick.

Lichaj opened the scoring for Forest in a stunning 4-2 victory over holders Arsenal in the third round before his spectacular volley made it 2-1 to the home side at the City Ground.

Forest's remaining two goals were each scored from the penalty spot, by Ben Brereton and Kieran Dowell, respectively, but Lichaj — who had never scored more than one goal in a match — revealed his added motivation to net a third.

"My wife told me if I get a hat-trick anytime during the year that I get a dog, so I was trying to get the penalty but [David] Vaughan told me politely — I don't want to say what he said to me.