Nigerian striker Emmanuel Dennis has backed Nottingham Forest to survive relegation from the Premier League.

Forest are currently 17th on the Premier League table, with five games left to play.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s men are two points from 16th placed Everton their next opponents, but Dennis is confident they can survive the drop.

Speaking on the huge clash coming on at the Merseyside, on Saturday, Dennis said, “They’ll stay up, I’m confident. I know the players, they are my friends. So I know their quality.

“I don’t know why they are down there in the first place, they deserve to be higher up in the table. I’m confident they’ll survive, because the players are really good.” He told Skysports.

Forest have lost just one of their last five games. And that defeat came in a decent showing at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.