Nottingham Forest have been left sweating on the fitness of Jesse Lingard following their Carabao Cup exit at the hands of Manchester United.
The summer signing had been due to make his first start since recovering from a hamstring injury in the semi-final second leg at Old Trafford. He had come off the bench in last week’s reverse tie at the City Ground and was named in the first XI on his former stomping ground.
However, Lingard suffered an Achilles injury during the warm-up and was replaced in the team by Emmanuel Dennis. Head coach Steve Cooper already has a significant injury list to deal with, and is hoping he will not have to contend with another absentee.
