CHERRIES interim manager Gary O’Neil urged his side to “believe and go again” ahead of their remarkable 3-2 comeback victory at Nottingham Forest.

The former Portsmouth, Middlesbrough and West Ham midfielder saw his side staring down the barrel of defeat, after goals from Cheikhou Kouyate and Brennan Johnson saw them 2-0 down at half-time.

But a wonder-strike from Philip Billing, followed by Dominic Solanke’s bicycle kick turned the game on its head before Jaidon Anthony’s last-gasp winner three minutes from time.

Asked for his emotions post-match, O’Neil told the Daily Echo: “Just delighted for the boys really.

“They did everything I asked of them, they showed belief at real tough moments.

“I thought the first-half score line was really harsh on them. We wasted some moments that we need to do better with but I thought to come in 2-0 down after what they've given the first half was really harsh.

“Then you ask them at half-time to believe and go again boys. This is what it is, we are where we are.

“To respond at that point with the week they've gone through, the quick turnaround from Wednesday to manage to respond at half-time the way they did just says everything about what they are as a group.”

O’Neil has now picked up four points from two games since Scott Parker was sacked on Tuesday.

“People are probably bored of me saying it now. I've only been in it for five days and I probably said it a million times that they're an incredible group,” said the interim boss.

“Honestly, they are just so committed, so relentless.

“You can never ask too much of them and they'll keep going until someone tells them to stop they just never know when they're done.

“When you've got a group like that, you've always got a chance and obviously the first goal after half-time was massive for us.”