It is fair to say that Nottingham Forest are no strangers to making managerial changes.

An unwanted statistic emerged following Sabri Lamouchi's sacking towards the start of this season - Forest were on the lookout for their 14th permanent manager since 2014.

Lamouchi, in fact, was the first manager to complete a full season in charge of Forest in over nine years.

Since then, Chris Hughton has come in and steadied the ship on Trentside. Forest may not be mathematically safe yet, but the generally feeling is that they will avoid the drop rather comfortably despite a tough run of fixtures coming up.

Hughton will then be keen to rebuild his squad in the summer, and look to use his experience of winning promotion from this level to full effect next season.

Who are the top 10 best ever managers to have taken charge of Forest based on points-per-game? Here, we take a look...

In at number 10 is the man who was replaced towards the start of this season.

Lamouchi took charge of Forest last season, replacing Martin O'Neill before the 2019/20 campaign got underway.

The Frenchman guided Forest to a seventh-placed finish in the Championship in his first season in charge, but they fell out of the play-offs in agonising fashion on the final day of last season.

Ultimately, that hangover crept into this season, and after making 13 signings in the summer, he was dismissed after four games.

Lamouchi yielded 20 wins from 55 games in charge and managed a PPG of 1.38.

O'Neill had a better PPG ratio than Lamouchi which is bound to surprise many.

The Irishman took charge of Forest in 2019, replacing Aitor Karanka as Forest's bid for a top-six finish somewhat derailed.

O'Neill couldn't galvanise Forest, though, yielding eight wins from 19 games in charge of the Reds as they ultimately finished in ninth position.

Despite bringing in Sammy Ameobi in pre-season, O'Neill was dismissed and quickly replaced by Lamouchi.

The European Cup winner managed a PPG of 1.42 during his stint in charge of the Reds, and his time at the helm may well have tarnished his playing career in some fans' eyes.

Towards the latter stages of his playing career, Platt became player-manager of the Reds and lasted two years at the helm.

In his first season in charge, he guided Forest to a 14th-placed finish in the First Division.

The following year, they finished in a slightly higher 11th position, before he left the club to become the new manager of England's Under-21s.

He was subsequently replaced by Paul Hart, with Platt leaving the City Ground having picked up 37 wins from 103 games in charge.

He managed a PPG of 1.43.

Undoubtedly the greatest manager Forest have ever had.

Brian Clough is a Nottingham Forest legend and is arguably one of the greatest managers ever to grace the game.

He took charge of Forest in 1975 after a tough spell in charge of Leeds United, going on to have 18 wonderful years in charge at the City Ground.

He guided them to back-to-back European Cup wins in 1979 and 1980, and also won four league cups and one promotion from the First Division with the Reds.

He yielded 464 wins from 994 games in charge, and managed a PPG of 1.46. A true Forest legend.

Clark is another Forest legend, and he took charge of Forest after Clough left in 1993.

The 1979 European Cup winner guided Forest to second place in the First Division in 1993/94, and also picked up two Premier League Manager of the Month awards in 1994/95.

He also picked up the LMA Manager of the Year award that year, as Forest finished third in the Premier League.

In total, Clark yielded 73 wins from 180 games in charge of the Reds, and later became the club's chairman.

He managed a PPG of 1.48 during his time at the helm.

O'Driscoll took charge of Forest in July 2012. He'd earned a good reputation during his time at Doncaster Rovers, and left Crawley Town having never managed a competitive game for the club amid Forest's interest.

O'Driscoll had only 160 days and 26 games in charge of Forest, though, with the Reds sitting on the brink of the play-offs in eighth before he was sacked.

He was sacked hours after a 4-2 win over Leeds United on Boxing Day, despite Fawaz Al-Hawasi wanted to part company with him on Christmas Day.

O'Driscoll managed a PPG of 1.50 in charge of the Reds, and was subsequently replaced by Alex McLeish, whose tenure was a forgetful one.

Calderwood became Forest manager in 2006, only a month after guiding Northampton Town to promotion from League Two.

Forest finished fourth in their first season under Calderwood's tutelage before they lost 5-4 on aggregate to Yeovil Town in the play-offs.

But the following season, they beat Yeovil Town on the final day of the season to secure automatic promotion to the Championship.

Calderwood was sacked the following December after the Reds had managed just four wins by Christmas.

The Scotsman yielded 57 wins from 136 games in charge and managed a PPG of 1.58.

Davies actually had two spells in charge of Forest, but it's his second spell which saw him accrue a higher PPG.

Davies replaced Alex McLeish, who had replaced O'Driscoll midway through the 2012/13 campaign.

Forest were midtable in 11th at this point, but Davies came in and hit the ground running, guiding them up to eighth and only one point off the play-offs as the season came to an end.

Davies managed 25 wins from 59 games in charge of Forest in his second spell, before being sacked in March 2014.

He managed a PPG of 1.63 in his second stint at the helm.

Not too many Forest fans will be familiar of Billy Walker, but he actually took charge of Forest for 21 years between 1939 and 1960.

Born in 1897, Walker made over 500 appearances for Aston Villa during a 14-year spell with the West Midlands club.

He then moved into management, taking charge of Sheffield Wednesday in 1933 and then Chelmsford City in 1938.

In 1939, he took charge of Forest, guiding them to FA Cup success in 1959 as they beat Luton Town 2-1 at Wembley.

Walker, in total, had a PPG of 2.08, as per Transfermarkt.

Technically, Barlow was caretaker manager rather than permanent manager, but we have used him here as he took charge for a large amount of time.

Barlow became Gary Megson's assistant manager in 2005, but after Megson's departure, he was made co-caretaker manager alongside Ian McParland.

Barlow sparked an impressive turnaround, though, with an unbeaten run of 10 games and a winning six-game run just missing out on a club record of seven wins on the spin.

He was given the Manager of the Month award in March 2006, before being replaced by Calderwood at the end of the season, after Forest had finished seventh.

He had a PPG of 2.15.