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Steve Cooper appointed as new Nottingham Forest head coach after Championship strugglers axed Chris Hughton last week

Steve Cooper has been appointed as Nottingham Forest's new head coach.

Former Swansea boss Cooper oversaw training on Tuesday and replaces Chris Hughton, who was sacked by Forest last week.

Alan Tate and Steve Rands will be part of Cooper's coaching staff at Forest. Tate was previously Cooper's assistant at Swansea and also coached at their academy. Rands is an analyst who was also at Swansea and previously worked for Manchester City and Derby.

Ex-Swansea boss Steve Cooper has been appointed as Nottingham Forest's new head coach

Cooper's first game in charge of Forest is set to be at home to Millwall on Saturday.

Dane Forest, Nottingham Forest's chief executive, told the club's official website:

'Steve was our first choice as head coach and we are delighted to have secured his services.