Nuno Espirito Santo’s players must shift their focus away from the present off-field issues around adherence to the Profitability and Sustainability Regulations (PSRs) and toward Saturday’s away match at Brentford Community Stadium, which begins at 5:30 p.m. Forest extended their outstanding streak across all categories in the FA Cup replay against Blackpool on Wednesday night, winning 3-2 thanks to a late extra-time goal from Chris Wood.
The fourth-round encounter between Forest and Bristol City is set for January 26.Following wins over Manchester United and Newcastle United in their last two Premier League games, this victory extends their winning streak to four games. Nuno has had a successful start to his stint at the City Ground and hopes to see his squad continue to climb the English football league table.
Forest’s obvious players for the encounter will be absent owing to international obligations in the Africa Cup of Nations. Moussa Niakhate played 80 minutes as Senegal defeated Gambia by three points. Meanwhile, Ibrahim Sangare, Willy Boly, and Serge Aurier all played in Ivory Coast’s opening tournament match, a 2–0 win over Guinea Bissau.
Cheikhou Kouyate, his teammate, was forced to sit out the victory. Ola Aina also represented Nigeria, which drew 1–1 with Equatorial Guinea. Since then, Kouyate has left Senegal’s AFCON camp to attend his father’s funeral in Dakar.In addition, Forest will be without a number of first-team players due to injuries. The most recent player to suffer an injury is midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White, who may miss up to two weeks of action due to an abdominal problem. He was left off the Blackpool matchday squad.
