Morgan Gibbs-White has been one of the Premier League's most in-form players.
Since the start of 2026, no one in the top flight is able to match the Nottingham Forest midfielder's 16 non-penalty goal contributions with seven of them coming in March.
Gibbs-White has also been a talismanic figure as Vítor Pereira's side close in on a potential first European final appearance for over 45 years in the Europa League.
Nottingham Forest issue Morgan Gibbs-White injury update
The England international is also heavily tipped for a return to his country's World Cup squad since being omitted by Thomas Tuchel for friendlies with Uruguay and Japan.
But Gibbs-White's involvement for Forest's semi-final clash with Aston Villa is clouded in uncertainty after his nasty head injury in their Premier League win at Chelsea.
A clash of heads with Robert Sánchez in the Stamford Bridge encounter left the 26-year-old requiring several stitches, putting his involvement in the semi-final in doubt.
On the eve of the last four showdown with Villa, Pereira confirmed Forest are affording Gibbs-White as long as possible to be passed fit for the trip across the Midlands.
“It’s a big question. This is not a question for me, it’s a decision between the player, the medical department and myself, but we haven’t had the last meeting to decide," said Pereira.
“I really don’t know about Morgan, the doubts that you have are the same doubts that I have.
“We need to have a meeting today (Wednesday), see until tomorrow, and we see what we can do.
“But if Morgan cannot play, we [still] start with 11, as I said every time, he is a very important player for us but we are ready to face this match.
“I honestly hope he can play and he can help us tomorrow, but in case it’s not possible, we’ll play with another one, and this one, for sure, will try to be the best player on the pitch.”
Forest hold a one-goal lead in the tie against their Premier League counterparts thanks to Chris Wood's penalty during a terse opening leg at the City Ground.
