A spirited three-goal second-half display earned Nottingham Forest a comfortable victory over Doncaster.
A Gareth Roberts own goal gave the home-side a 1-0 half-time lead when Paul Anderson's shot deflected in.
Wes Morgan doubled the lead with a header and Robert Earnshaw's strike from the edge of the box made it 3-0.
Lewis McGugan's fine solo effort secured the three points before Billy Sharp grabbed an 82nd-minute consolation from Martin Wood's corner.
Nottingham Forest manager Billy Davies told BBC Radio Nottingham:
"I was concerned before the game, we've not beat them in six. It looked like a potential bogey team to us.
"In the second half, I thought our work rate, attitude and fitness was fantastic.
"We certainly can't get carried away, I would advise everybody to keep their feet on the ground and keep working very hard."
Doncaster manager Sean O'Driscoll:
"We felt we were the better side in the first half and our possession was good.
"We could have done better in the final third but anytime we got any sort of possession they got everyone behind the ball and that made it difficult for us.
"We were confident at half-time and wanted to do things a bit differently but we were naive in the second half."
90:00+3:47 The final whistle goes and the game is over.
87:48 David McGoldrick takes a shot. Save made by Benjamin Smith.
Correction - 81:55 Substitution David McGoldrick joins the action as a substitute, replacing Robert Earnshaw.
Correction - 81:55 Assist by Martin Woods.
Correction - 81:55 GOAL - Billy Sharp:Nottm Forest 4 - 1 Doncaster Billy Sharp finds the back of the net with a headed goal from close range. Nottm Forest 4-1 Doncaster.
81:55 Substitution Robert Earnshaw leaves the field to be replaced by David McGoldrick.
81:55 Assist on the goal came from Martin Woods.
81:55 GOAL - Jason Shackell:Nottm Forest 4 - 1 Doncaster Jason Shackell scores a headed goal from inside the six-yard box. Nottm Forest 4-1 Doncaster.
Correction - 81:20 Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Martin Woods played to the near post,
81:20 Martin Woods takes a inswinging corner to the near post,
79:33 GOAL - Lewis McGugan:Nottm Forest 4 - 0 Doncaster Lewis McGugan grabs a goal from the edge of the penalty area to the top left corner of the goal. Nottm Forest 4-0 Doncaster.
78:28 Substitution Lewis McGugan joins the action as a substitute, replacing Radoslaw Majewski.
78:06 Substitution Benjamin Smith comes on in place of Neil Sullivan.
76:22 Assist by Radoslaw Majewski.
76:22 GOAL - Robert Earnshaw:Nottm Forest 3 - 0 Doncaster Robert Earnshaw gets on the score sheet with a goal from just inside the penalty area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Nottm Forest 3-0 Doncaster.
75:38 The referee blows for offside against Billy Sharp. Indirect free kick taken by Lee Camp.
73:12 The referee blows for offside. Free kick taken by Neil Sullivan.
72:32 Substitution Lewis Guy is brought on as a substitute for Dean Shiels.
72:32 Substitution James Hayter joins the action as a substitute, replacing John Oster.
71:23 The offside flag is raised against Billy Sharp. Kelvin Wilson takes the indirect free kick.
70:31 John Oster has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.
68:20 Substitution Dele Adebola is brought on as a substitute for Dexter Blackstock.
67:50 John Oster crosses the ball, Header by Billy Sharp from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the target.
66:49 Dean Shiels has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the right of the goal.
66:05 Garath McCleary delivers the ball, save by Neil Sullivan.
65:16 Foul by Wes Morgan on Billy Sharp, free kick awarded. John Oster takes the indirect free kick.
62:37 Foul by Dexter Blackstock on Jason Shackell, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Jason Shackell.
61:28 Radoslaw Majewski decides to take the corner short, The ball is crossed by Chris Gunter, save by Neil Sullivan.
61:18 John Oster delivers the ball, blocked by Wes Morgan.
58:23 The assist for the goal came from Radoslaw Majewski.
58:23 GOAL - Wes Morgan:Nottm Forest 2 - 0 Doncaster Wes Morgan scores a headed goal from inside the six-yard box. Nottm Forest 2-0 Doncaster.
57:47 Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Radoslaw Majewski from the left by-line,
57:31 Radoslaw Majewski takes a shot. Blocked by James O'Connor.
56:48 The assistant referee signals for offside against Robert Earnshaw. Free kick taken by Neil Sullivan.
56:31 Chris Gunter sends in a cross, Jason Shackell makes a clearance.
55:49 Garath McCleary handles the ball and concedes a free kick. Jason Shackell takes the free kick.
53:45 Free kick awarded for a foul by James Coppinger on Kelvin Wilson. Lee Camp takes the free kick.
52:34 Short corner worked by Radoslaw Majewski, The ball is delivered by Nicky Shorey, blocked by James O'Connor.
46:04 Paul Anderson fouled by John Oster, the ref awards a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Lee Camp.
45:10 Martin Woods fouled by Radoslaw Majewski, the ref awards a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Simon Gillett.
45:01 The second half begins.
Half Time
45:00+2:07 The match has reached half-time.
45:00+1:21 The ball is sent over by Garath McCleary, Shot by Paul McKenna from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the goal.
45:00+0:41 Dexter Blackstock challenges James O'Connor unfairly and gives away a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by James O'Connor.
44:35 Garath McCleary produces a left-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide right of the target.
42:58 A cross is delivered by John Oster.
41:21 Dean Shiels challenges Paul McKenna unfairly and gives away a free kick. Kelvin Wilson takes the free kick.
40:41 Dean Shiels crosses the ball, Billy Sharp produces a right-footed shot from close range which goes wide of the left-hand post.
39:08 Shot from just outside the box by Dean Shiels misses to the right of the goal.
38:25 The referee blows for offside against Robert Earnshaw. Indirect free kick taken by Sam Hird.
37:26 Inswinging corner taken by Radoslaw Majewski, Close range headed effort by Dexter Blackstock misses to the right of the target.
Correction - 37:06 Robert Earnshaw takes a shot. Save made by Neil Sullivan.
37:06 Robert Earnshaw takes a shot. Save by Neil Sullivan.
36:10 Effort on goal by Gareth Roberts from just inside the area clears the crossbar.
35:21 Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Dean Shiels, Kelvin Wilson manages to make a clearance.
34:52 Corner taken by James Coppinger from the right by-line to the near post, Wes Morgan manages to make a clearance.
34:11 James O'Connor crosses the ball, James Coppinger takes a shot. Wes Morgan gets a block in.
33:44 James Coppinger takes a short corner. The ball is swung over by James O'Connor.
33:36 James Coppinger crosses the ball, blocked by Kelvin Wilson.
32:18 Billy Sharp gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Wes Morgan. Lee Camp takes the indirect free kick.
30:44 A cross is delivered by Chris Gunter, clearance by Gareth Roberts.
29:31 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Gareth Roberts by Dexter Blackstock. Indirect free kick taken by Jason Shackell.
Correction - 28:12 The offside flag is raised against Robert Earnshaw. Indirect free kick taken by Neil Sullivan.
28:12 The referee blows for offside. Neil Sullivan restarts play with the free kick.
27:35 Wes Morgan gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Billy Sharp. Gareth Roberts takes the free kick.
24:49 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jason Shackell by Dexter Blackstock. Jason Shackell takes the free kick.
24:30 Jason Shackell is caught offside. Free kick taken by Lee Camp.
23:50 Free kick awarded for a foul by Wes Morgan on Billy Sharp. John Oster crosses the ball in from the free kick.
23:09 Foul by Martin Woods on Paul McKenna, free kick awarded. Lee Camp restarts play with the free kick.
20:58 The assistant referee flags for offside against Billy Sharp. Lee Camp takes the free kick.
20:42 Foul by Nicky Shorey on James Coppinger, free kick awarded. James O'Connor restarts play with the free kick.
19:58 Chris Gunter delivers a pass corner to short, save by Neil Sullivan.
17:34 Assist by Paul Anderson.
17:34 GOAL - Gareth Roberts:Nottm Forest 1 - 0 Doncaster An own goal is conceded by Gareth Roberts. Nottm Forest 1-0 Doncaster.
15:46 Corner taken by Radoslaw Majewski from the right by-line to the near post, Paul Anderson takes a shot. Blocked by Gareth Roberts.
15:38 Paul McKenna sends in a cross, Jason Shackell makes a clearance.
14:08 Free kick awarded for a foul by Dean Shiels on Chris Gunter. Indirect free kick taken by Paul McKenna.
13:25 Free kick awarded for a foul by Robert Earnshaw on James O'Connor. Indirect free kick taken by Neil Sullivan.
11:37 The official flags Robert Earnshaw offside. Free kick taken by Neil Sullivan.
4:15 Free kick awarded for a foul by Billy Sharp on Kelvin Wilson. Lee Camp restarts play with the free kick.
2:54 James Coppinger delivers the ball in from the corner, Wes Morgan makes a clearance.
1:04 Dexter Blackstock fouled by Jason Shackell, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick crossed by Paul McKenna, Gareth Roberts makes a clearance.
0:00 The referee gets the game underway.
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