Head coach Steve Cooper says Nottingham Forest will still be without midfielder Ryan Yates for Saturday’s clash with Manchester City, while Jesse Lingard is also a doubt.
Yates has missed the last four matches due to illness, having been forced off just before half-time of the 1-1 draw at Bournemouth last month. He had also been substituted in the match prior to that, against Leicester City, after taking a whack to the face.
Lingard, meanwhile, was not involved in last weekend’s 2-0 defeat at Fulham due to a knee problem. He was an unused substitute in the 1-0 victory over Leeds United, having previously pulled out of the starting XI against former club Manchester United for the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final with an Achilles’ issue.
