Here’s the latest Nottingham Forest news on Wednesday, November 30, 2022.
Toffolo injury update
Nottingham Forest’s Harry Toffolo has sent a message upon his return to training as he steps up his return to fitness.
Toffolo has been out of action with a hamstring injury since the middle of last month. It was confirmed by Steve Cooper that he would be on the sidelines for 'a little while'.
The injury has seen Toffolo miss the last five games in all competitions. But the break of Premier League fixtures for the World Cup has given the player extra time to step up his rehabilitation and close in on a comeback for the return of the league.
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Neco Williams injury worry
Nottingham Forest have been handed an injury worry over full-back Neco Williams in the crunch World Cup game for Wales against England.
The defender was named in the starting XI for the third game in a row in the tournament as Wales needed a win in order to have a chance of booking their place in the last 16. It comes after he revealed that he played the first game despite finding out about the death of his grandfather less than 24 hours before.
Williams was part of a defence trying to keep the likes of Marcus Rashford, Phil Foden and Harry Kane quiet, the full-back had a busy time in the opening part of the game. But he was knocked down when a thunderous effort from Rashford hit him on the head.
The Forest man required treatment from the Wales physios, but did continue. He, however, went down a few minutes later, with the decision to be taken off taken out of his hands by the doctor.
Shearer calls for action
Alan Shearer has called for the immediate introduction of temporary concussion substitutions after Wales defender Neco Williams was initially allowed to play on having suffered a head injury against England at the World Cup.
Full-back Williams was dazed and fell to the floor in the first half of the Group B game in Qatar after blocking a powerful Marcus Rashford shot with the top of his head.
The 21-year-old Nottingham Forest player received treatment on the field and then continued before eventually being replaced by Connor Roberts.
Brain injury charity Headway criticised the handling of the incident, while former England captain Shearer called on the International Football Association Board (IFAB) to enact prompt change.
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