Matt Smith hat-trick cuts down Forest and helps Millwall close gap to top six

06-Mar-2020 21:55:06 | The Guardian

Matt Smith destroyed Nottingham Forest with a 13-minute first-half hat-trick to boost Millwall’s hopes of reaching the Championship play-offs with a rousing 3-0 triumph at the City Ground.

Forest went into the game with a chance of moving up to third place in the table and five points behind Leeds, currently occupying the second automatic promotion spot.