The most recent information on Nottingham Forest as we examine the choices accessible to the head coach, who may be without up to 11 players.
Some clubs rotate their starting lineups in the FA Cup third round in order to rest players and provide squad members an opportunity to shine.
With multiple players out for Sunday’s match against Blackpool, Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo might be forced to make that decision. The Reds team has been severely impacted by both injury and the Africa Cup of Nations.
As Forest looks to get revenge for losing to the Tangerines in the same competition the previous season, up to 11 players may be out for the match. The game is being played at the City Ground this time.
Nuno provided an update on his team prior to the match, voicing concerns over a few players. “In the previous game, Anthony Elanga suffered a setback. For us, his absence is significant,” he remarked.
“Let’s see how Divock is, he is still recovering. Something is not comfortable.
“He improves but then today in the training session he worked but in the end he felt something that doesn’t give him comfort. We are going to do an MRI again to see if there is something. Hopefully he is going to be available, but that is the doubt we have.
“Morgan (Gibbs-White) took a big impact and had a dead leg. He is still struggling, so let’s see how he recovers.
“Anthony, for sure, is out. We have a couple more doubts but they are not so serious.”
Following that update, here’s a look at all of the first team options available to Nuno for the clash against Blackpool.
Goalkeepers: Matt Turner, Odysseas Vlachodimos, Ethan Horvath, Wayne Hennessey
Defenders: Murillo Joe Worrall, Andrew Omobamidele, Scott McKenna, Nuno Tavares, Harry Toffolo, Neco Williams, Gonzalo Montiel.
Midfielders: Danilo, Orel Mangala, Nicolas Dominguez, Ryan Yates, Brandon Aguilera
“Morgan (Gibbs-White) took a big impact and had a dead leg. He is still struggling, so let’s see how he recovers.
“Anthony, for sure, is out. We have a couple more doubts but they are not so serious.”
Following that update, here’s a look at all of the first team options available to Nuno for the clash against Blackpool.
Goalkeepers: Matt Turner, Odysseas Vlachodimos, Ethan Horvath, Wayne Hennessey
Defenders: Murillo Joe Worrall, Andrew Omobamidele, Scott McKenna, Nuno Tavares, Harry Toffolo, Neco Williams, Gonzalo Montiel.
Midfielders: Danilo, Orel Mangala, Nicolas Dominguez, Ryan Yates, Brandon Aguilera
