Head coach Steve Cooper says he had no qualms about throwing new signing Chris Wood straight into the first XI for his Nottingham Forest debut.
Barely 24 hours after he had put pen to paper for the Reds, the on-loan Newcastle United striker was in the starting line-up against Bournemouth. He played 75 minutes as the visitors came from behind to clinch a 1-1 draw.
Wood is cup-tied for Forest’s next two games, when they will face Manchester United in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup, meaning he cannot play again until the home match against Leeds United on February 5. Cooper believes the experience the 31-year-old brings with him to the City Ground can be invaluable to his team’s battle for survival.
