Nottingham Forest

Current injury news for Nottingham : update on Morgan Gibbs-White

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8 months ago

January 18, 2024

Nottingham Forest could be without as many as 11 players for their upcoming clash against Brentford in the Premier League.

Amid the ongoing issues off the pitch regarding compliance with the Profitability and Sustainability Regulations (PSRs), Nuno Espirito Santo and his side must shift their focus to the upcoming clash away at the Brentford Community Stadium on Saturday (5:30 pm kick-off).

Forest continued their strong form across all competitions against Blackpool in the FA Cup on Wednesday night, securing a 3-2 win in the replay thanks to a late goal from Chris Wood in extra time. Forest will now face Bristol City in the fourth round, which is set to take place on January 26.

The win extends their unbeaten run to four games following back-to-back victories against Newcastle United and Manchester United in their last two fixtures in the Premier League, marking a strong start to life in charge at the City Ground for Nuno as he looks to continue their rise through the rankings in the top flight of English football.

Heading into the clash, Forest will be without the obvious players away on international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations. Ibrahim Sangare, Willy Boly, and Serge Aurier all featured in Ivory Coast’s two-nil win against Guinea Bissau to kickstart their tournament, while Moussa Niakhate played 80 minutes for Senegal during the three-nil victory over Gambia.

His teammate Cheikhou Kouyate was limited to the bench in the win. Ola Aina was also in action for Nigeria, who drew 1-1 to Equatorial Guinea. Kouyate has since left the AFCON camp with Senegal to attend the funeral of his father in Dakar.

As well as those, Forest will also be without several first-team stars due to injury. Morgan Gibbs-White is the latest player to pick up an injury with the midfielder facing up to two weeks out due to an abdominal problem. He was not involved in the match-day squad to face Blackpool.

“When I spoke in the last press conference, we didn’t have an issue. But he had a knock and now, unfortunately, he is going to be out for some time,” Nuno said on Gibbs-White’s setback.

“The first diagnosis we have is a couple of weeks. It is an abdominal situation. He is being treated and has had an MRI. We miss him because he was in a very good moment for us. Everyone can see we were short of options, especially offensive options. We have a lot of players out, but the group is showing that with the help of everybody we will manage this tough period.”

Taiwo Awoniyi (groin), Divock Origi (groin), Anthony Elanga (knock), and Felipe (hamstring) will also likely not feature, with the list of injured players continuing to grow for Nuno.