Forest's tally is the same number as Leicester City had accumulated by the same point of the 2015/16 campaign when they went on to become shock Premier League champions.
IMAGES from Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Liverpool resumed their march to a second Premier League title on Sunday with a 2-1 victory over West Ham United.
Villa remain fourth on 56 points, three points above Spurs in fifth, having played a game more. West Ham are seventh on 44, three points behind sixth-placed Manchester United who have a game in hand.
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played across England, on Sunday.
Manchester City took another decisive step toward an unprecedented fourth successive Premier League title with a 4-0 demolition of Fulham.
Kevin de Bruyne struck twice to inspire Manchester City to a dominant 4-2 win at Crystal Palace on Saturday and move the champions level on points with Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table.
A summary of Sunday's action in the Premier League.
England begin their World Cup group campaign against Iran on November 21.
Tottenham Hotspur missed the chance to move into the top four when they were held to a 1-1 draw at West Ham United
Images from the Premier League matches played on Thursday
Arsenal had more than twice as many chances but failed to take any as the visitors defended gamely.
A dreadful defensive error from Arsenal's Granit Xhaka gifted Burnley an equaliser as the sides drew 1-1 at Turf Moor in the Premier League on Saturday.
Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus' second-half goals gave West Ham a 2-0 win over Manchester United in the Premier League's early game on Saturday, as the Hammers briefly moved into the top six.
Manchester City celebrated their Premier League title on Sunday, beating Chelsea 1-0 with an early goal by Julian Alvarez in the team's home finale at a sun-drenched Etihad Stadium.
A summary of Saturday's action in the FA Cup.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Wednesday
Marriner also ruled out a goal for the Saints from a quickly-taken free kick just before halftime, saying he had not blown the whistle before James Ward-Prowse played in Che Adams, who put the ball in the net.
Danny Ings gave Southampton a surprise 1-0 home win over Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Images from the English Premier League matches played over the weekend.
Champions Manchester City crashed out of the League Cup after suffering a shock 2-0 defeat at struggling Southampton in the quarter-finals on Wednesday.
IMAGES from English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
English Premier League leaders Manchester City and Chelsea slugged out a magnificent 4-4 draw at Stamford Bridge.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday night.
Southampton clinched a thrilling comeback draw against Tottenham Hotspurs in their Premier League encounter on Saturday.
Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe was recalled to the England squad at the age of 34 on Thursday ahead of next week's friendly in Germany and a World Cup qualifier at home to Lithuania.
Images from Sunday's action in the Premier League.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday night.
Manchester City showed that their weekend derby loss was a blip as Kevin de Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez both scored twice in a 5-2 win over Southampton
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Tuesday.
Champions Leicester City's alarming slump continued with a 3-0 Premier League defeat at Southampton on Sunday that left them just five points off the drop zone and firmly embroiled in a relegation fight.
A round-up of the action in the English Premier League on Monday.
Bournemouth climbed to third place in the Premier League as they won away at Southampton for the first time with a 3-1 triumph in Friday's south-coast derby.
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Manchester United's Champions League qualification hopes suffered a blow after an equaliser deep in stoppage time from Michael Obafemi earned Southampton a 2-2 draw in the Premier League at Old Trafford on Monday.
Manchester United remain winless at home in the league this season after Arsenal enjoyed their first win at Old Trafford
Four-times winners Germany enjoyed a 3-0 win over Group J rivals Iceland