Nottingham Forest find themselves in the midst of a nine-team fight to avoid relegation from the Premier League this season - their first after a 23-year exile.
It is a battle made harder by their 3-1 defeat at Tottenham on Saturday, a reverse that leaves them 14th on 26 points - just two outside the relegation places and with a far inferior goal difference compared to some of their rivals.
In recent weeks, Forest have also lost heavily at West Ham and drawn at home with Everton, two of their big rivals for a place in the top flight next season.
