Nottingham Forest are set to be without striker Lewis Grabban for at least two of their last three games as they launch a final promotion push.
The skipper suffered a hamstring injury in Saturday’s victory at Peterborough United. Having only recently recovered from an ankle problem, Grabban had to be substituted barely 15 minutes after coming off the bench at London Road.
The Reds are still awaiting full details of how long he might be sidelined for. But as they look to catch second-placed Bournemouth in the remaining matches, boss Steve Cooper ruled the front man out of facing Swansea City and the Cherries.
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“Grabbs has done his hamstring. It’s still settling down, so it’s a little bit inconclusive in terms of the actual time the medics are committing to him being unavailable for,” Cooper said, after his team’s 1-0 triumph at Fulham
“He won’t play in the games up until Hull, that’s for sure. Hopefully I’ll have more of a definitive diagnosis later in the week.
“We deal with injuries as they come. We’ve picked up a couple over recent weeks, with the guys at the top end of the pitch.
“I don’t want to say we’ve got injuries again from this one, but a couple of the lads have come off with knocks. If we have, it’s unfortunate, but we get on with it.”
Philip Zinckernagel’s goal clinched three points for the visitors at Craven Cottage. The win guarantees Forest a top-six finish, while the gap to Bournemouth has been cut to three points. Zinckernagel and Jack Colback both looked to come off with knocks in the capital.
