Head coach Steve Cooper has a lengthy injury list to contend with as Nottingham Forest prepare for their first game of 2023.
The Reds are already without long-term absentees Moussa Niakhate, Omar Richards, Giulian Biancone and Cheikhou Kouyate. And with Jesse Lingard a doubt for Sunday’s match against Chelsea - along with Morgan Gibbs-White being sidelined for “a little while” - Cooper could be short of options at the top end of the pitch.
Lingard and Gibbs-White had been key as Forest’s form improved before the World Cup break. Both had begun to hit their stride and had opened their goalscoring accounts for the club.
