Nottingham Forest will be without at least five players for the visit of Leicester City on Saturday - though that number could be as high as seven.
Head coach Steve Cooper provided an injury update earlier this week, with defender Willy Boly and striker Taiwo Awoniyi touch-and-go for the clash. No other injured players are fit to return for what will be a crucial Premier League fixture.
Forest and Leicester are currently level on points, with Leicester only two places ahead on goal difference. Forest have momentum after wins over Southampton (in the Premier League) and Wolves (on penalties in the League Cup). Leicester have been on poor form, though, having not picked up a win in the league since the World Cup.
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Unfortunately, it's likely that Boly and Awoniyi could miss the fixture after picking up injuries against Wolves. But this has not been confirmed yet, so we will work on the optimistic assumption that the pair will be available. With that in mind, let's look at the squad Steve Cooper will have to choose from.
Goalkeepers : Dean Henderson, Wayne Hennessey, Jordan Smith.
Defenders : Serge Aurier, Scott McKenna, Willy Boly, Steve Cook, Joe Worrall, Loïc Mbe Soh, Neco Williams, Renan Lodi, Harry Toffolo.
Midfielders : Orel Mangala, Jack Colback, Lewis O'Brien, Ryan Yates, Remo Freuler, Gustavo Scarpa, Cafú.
Forwards : Taiwo Awoniyi, Morgan Gibbs-White, Sam Surridge, Brennan Johnson, Emmanuel Dennis, Lyle Taylor, Alex Mighten.
Injured : Jesse Lingard, Cheikhou Kouyaté, Moussa Niakhaté, Omar Richards, Giulian Biancone
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