Nottingham Forest will be without nine injured players for their Premier League showdown vs Liverpool.
Having suffered three straight defeats, Forest are also without a win since early February and they have now slipped into the relegation places in their first season back in the big time. As things stand, the Midlands team are being kept in the bottom three by Everton - on goal difference - with seven games remaining.
However, there is plenty of concern for manager Steve Cooper on and off the field. Indeed, not only have his side picked up just three points from their last 10 matches, they also have a packed treatment room and that is showing no sign of easing up before their impending trip to Anfield on Saturday afternoon (3pm).
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Forest were handed a boost when Taiwo Awoniyi (groin) and Moussa Niakhate (hamstring) were included in their line-up against Manchester United last time out. However, the nine players still sidelined have not been able to recover for the Liverpool match.
Cheikhou Kouyate, Gustavo Scarpa, Serge Aurier, Ryan Yates, Chris Wood, Willy Boly, Dean Henderson, Omar Richards and Giulian Biancone are those currently unavailable to Cooper as he attempts to help Forest escape the dreaded drop this season.
Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Cooper said: "We haven't got any new injures and, unfortunately, nobody is quite ready enough to return. We are as we were before the Manchester United game."
Cooper, 43, added: "The win earlier this season was a really good example of giving everything on the pitch.
"Liverpool are a brilliant team, they showed it at Leeds and have done on many occasions this year. They have brilliant players and a brilliant manager, and it's going to take everything to get a positive result, but we've got to believe [we can beat them again]."
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