Head coach Steve Cooper has named his Nottingham Forest team to face Wolverhampton Wanderers in this afternoon’s clash.
The Reds go into today’s game looking to build on Monday night’s 1-1 draw against Aston Villa. An improved performance saw them end a five-match losing run and climb off the foot of the Premier League table, with Emmanuel Dennis netting his first goal for the club.
Cooper’s side have now picked up five points from their opening nine games. And they take on a Wolves team sitting one point and one place above them in the standings.
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The Forest boss makes one change to the XI which started against Villa. Neco Williams comes back into the line-up in place of Serge Aurier, who is not included in the match squad.
The Reds stick with a four-man defence ahead of goalkeeper Dean Henderson at Molineux. Williams comes in on the right, with Harry Toffolo keeping his place at left-back, and Steve Cook and Scott McKenna once again the centre-back pairing.
Cheikhou Kouyate, Ryan Yates and Remo Freuler will line up in the centre of the pitch. In attack, Dennis makes only his second league start, being supported by Brennan Johnson and Morgan Gibbs-White, who makes his return to his former club.
Wayne Hennessey, Giulian Biancone, Joe Worrall, Orel Mangala, Taiwo Awoniyi, Jesse Lingard, Sam Surridge and Willy Boly make up the list of substitutes. Loic Bade is also included on the bench for the first time since his summer switch.
Forest: Henderson; Williams, Cook, McKenna, Toffolo; Yates, Kouyate, Freuler; Johnson, Dennis, Gibbs-White. Subs: Hennessey, Biancone, Worrall, Mangala, Awoniyi, Lingard, Surridge, Bade, Boly.
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