Nottingham Forest’s return to play this week takes place on Tuesday night at the City Ground, meaning they have a short turnaround. The Reds’ 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace on Saturday allowed them to move out of the relegation zone. They overcame a late deficit to earn a point and climb out of the bottom three on goal differential thanks to a spectacular header from Chris Wood.
What is known: While playing for his country, the centre defender sustained a new injury shortly after returning from a period of absence. After 36 minutes of Ivory Coast’s 2-2 friendly tie with Benin, he hobbled off and did not play versus Palace. What has been said: Following Saturday’s tie, Nuno stated, “He had an injury with the national team.” “I’m not certain when it will happen. We will need to evaluate him, so I’m not sure if he will be accessible on Tuesday.
Nuno Tavares
Injury: Thigh.
What we know: The left-back picked up an injury during the 2-0 victory over West Ham United. He was expected to be sidelined for a number of weeks.
What has been said:“Tavares is injured. He got injured in the West Ham game and is going to be out for a while,” Nuno said after the game against Villa. Prior to Liverpool clash, the Reds boss said the defender had suffered “more problems”
