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Matt Lee

Nottingham Forest fans react as Steve Cooper names 'killer' team for Stoke City challenge

Nottingham Forest head coach Steve Cooper has named his team to take on Stoke City this afternoon and Reds fans are seemingly pleased with the inclusion of one specific player.

Cooper has made one change to the side that beat Blackburn Rovers 2-0 earlier in the week to maintain their fine form in the Championship.

Philip Zinckernagel replacing Ryan Yates in midfield is the only change from that mid-week victory.

Brice Samba maintains his spot in-between the goalposts behind a defensive trio Scott McKenna, Joe Worrall and Steve Cook.

Djed Spence and Max Lowe occupy the wing-back positions while Jack Colback and James Garner fill the centre of the pitch.

Zinckernagel and Brennan Johnson unite to support Keinan Davis who starts up-front for the Reds.

Most notably for Reds fans, however, is the inclusion of academy graduate Alex Mighten.

The 19-year-old winger has not played for the Reds since the middle of December due to a knee injury, but he is fit enough to be included on the substitutes' bench.

This is what Nottingham Forest fans had to say about the team news on social media...

@mattnffc_: Quality 11 that, Strange about Laryea, Odjeda and Panz tho.

@Rich_NFFC: Good to see Mighten back. A rest for Yatesy, sure he will be on at some point. Interesting how figs still the CB back up, Panzo can’t be fit, Mbe Soh possibly not fancied.

@Martyns5: Surprised it was Yates not Colback for Zinc. Great to see Alex back!

@nffc80: Our strongest 11 at the moment.

@Nffcfamily: Yes Alex... great to see the gaffer picking a good starting 11.

@StleKvale: Killer line up. I miss Yates in here though.

@SootFM101: Mighten back is brilliant news. Him and Brennan together.

@WookieDave: I'm really looking forward to see Lareya play but Spence is just too good right now.

@NFFCAsh97: Yates!? Interesting.

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