With Nottingham Forest currently enjoying a five-match unbeaten run in all competitions, Sabri Lamouchi's side have caught the eyes of many with their expansive and attacking brand of football. 

However, despite their bold and aggressive style of attacking play, Forest have yet to enjoy the majority of possession in any of their league games this season, with the side averaging just 42.3% possession so far this season.

Taking this statistic into account allows people to appreciate the quality of the results that Sabri's charges have achieved since losing 2-1 at home to West Brom on the opening day.

Despite their lack of ball possession, Forest average 12 shots per game, meaning that they are showing the right attacking intent when in possession, however they are only currently enjoying a shots on-target percentage of just 3.2%.

The source of this problem can easily be pinpointed, Forest have attempted over 43% of their shots on goal from outside the penalty area.

This will be something that Lamouchi will look to rectify in the coming weeks, in order to get the best out of the likes of Lewis Grabban, who is well known for his attacking prowess within the boundaries of the penalty box.

Another reason for optimism amongst Forest fans, is the impact that has been made by new signing Sammy Ameobi, who has so far proved to have been a shrewd bit of business since arriving on a free transfer from crisis club Bolton Wanderers earlier in the summer.

Ameobi's impact upon the team is clearly shown by the high percentage of attacks that have taken place down Forest's left flank so far this season, with the 27 year-old's combinations with left back Jack Robinson yielding a  league high 43% of attacks coming from the left side over the duration of their games this season.

This is also another statistic which may come of a bit of a surprise to many, as one of the Red's most influential figures, Joe Lolley, operates predominantly from the right side of the midfield 4 in Lamouchi's preferred 4-1-4-1 system.

Speaking of messrs Grabban and Lolley, the onus will again fall on their shoulders to provide the firepower to keep Forest in promotion contention throughout the campaign.

It is clear that the system adopted by the manager has been designed to get the best out of Grabban, with a midfield 4 usually made up of Ameobi, Semedo, Silva and Lolley given licence to provide support to the front man, be it through deliveries from out wide to penetrating runs when in possession of the ball in the final third, the Forest 'front 5' have the potential to cause havoc, as was shown by their first goal against Fulham at the weekend just gone.

By allowing the midfield 4 to have a free roam in the final third, there is less of a responsibility placed on Grabban to drop deep and receive the ball, which was a method that never quite worked under former manager Martin O'Neil.

The driving runs which Lolley embarks upon from the right flank to cut in on his favoured left foot also continue to be a big feature of Forest's attacking play, with the wide man attempting a squad high 2.8 dribbles per game, whilst also contributing 1.8 key passes per game, again a squad high stat which further underlines his value to the Forest attack.