Nottingham Forest defender Moussa Niakhate could make a return to Steve Cooper’s squad sooner rather than later after he was named in the Senegal national squad.
The central defender was forced off with ten minutes to go in the Reds' 1-0 win over West Ham United in the second game of the season. Niakhate is yet to return to action and Forest have conceded 12 goals in the four games without him.
Niakhate joined Steve Cooper's side in the summer for a reported £8.5m plus £4.2m in add-ons and had put in a dominant display against Michail Antonio at the City Ground. In his absence, the Reds signed Willy Boly and Cheikhou Kouyate to add numbers to Cooper's defence.