Elliot Anderson has won seven caps for England
Elliot Anderson is established as one of the leading midfielders in the Premier League and the past three weeks have demonstrated the strength of character he has to go with his rare talent.
The midfielder's leveller against his former club Newcastle United, which earned Nottingham Forest a crucial point on Sunday, was even more admirable given the personal loss he has suffered.
His mother Helen passed away last month, with Anderson laying a wreath on the pitch before Forest's victory against Burnley in April.
He has since scored against Sunderland and then on Sunday netted the equaliser just 48 hours after his mother's funeral - a goal that edged Forest to the brink of Premier League survival, confirmed three hours later with West Ham United's defeat by Arsenal.
