Forest trailed to Zian Flemming's first-half strike at the City Ground. However, Gibbs-White took centre stage after the break, while Igor Jesus added a fourth goal in second-half stoppage time as Vitor Pereira's team moved five points clear of the Premier League's bottom three.

Burnley carried the greater attacking threat during a disappointing opening 45 minutes, in which quality was generally lacking for both sides.

James Ward-Prowse's dipping free-kick tested Matz Sels in the 25th minute but, in first-half stoppage time, Quilindschy Hartman's low centre was swept in by Flemming.

However, Forest appeared rejuvenated after the interval, sounding a warning when Gibbs-White snatched at a volley in the 53rd minute.

Yet he made no mistake nine minutes later, calmly slotting past Martin Dubravka from close range, before completing the turnaround in the 69th minute when he volleyed home Omari Hutchinson's cross.

The skipper made it a hat-trick on 77 minutes, meeting Ryan Yates' centre with a header that looped beyond Dubravka's dive and into the far corner.

Forest added a fourth right at the death, with Jesus racing away on the counter and calmly tucking the ball away to cap another important victory in the host's quest for survival.