Nottingham Forest hit by confirmed triple injury blow ahead of Wolves clash
Nottingham Forest manager Sean Dyche expects to have two key players available for the trip to Wolves but three stars will miss out.
Whilst Dyche has seen an upturn in results since his appointment in October, Brighton’s 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest leaves the club just a point above the bottom three.
Forest will hope to pull clear of the bottom three when they host a Wolves side yet to win a Premier League game this season.
Wolves’ 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa means Rob Edwards’ side remain rooted to the bottom of the table with just two points.
‘Better news’ on Morgan Gibbs-White and Murillo
Forest are unbeaten on three of their last four visits to Molineux, and Dyche expects to have Morgan Gibbs-White and Murillo fit for the contest.
Murillo missed the defeat to Brighton entirely whilst Gibbs-White was forced off with five minutes to go.
Dyche also gave an update on other stars, including Douglas Luiz and Oleksandr Zinchenko at his pre-match press conference.
“It’s better news. Not everyone’s quite fit yet but a few are on the grass,” Dyche said.
“The ones who aren’t are Taiwo [Awoniyi], [Chris] Wood and Douglas [Luiz], but he’s getting closer. Murillo we think will be alright, he’s got a little bit of a virus today. Hopefully he will be fit for selection tomorrow.
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“[Morgan] Gibbs-White came off with a knock but we’re expecting him to be ready for selection tomorrow.
“[Dilane] Bakwa and [Oleksandr] Zinchenko are both back training, Bakwa will be slightly longer.”
Omari Hutchinson ‘not good enough’
Dyche still needs to figure out how he gets the best out of winger Omari Hutchinson, who’s been told “he’s not good enough for Nottingham Forest.”
The 22-year-old has been predominantly used as a substitute this season since his move to the club from Ipswich Town.
Hutchinson has yet to score for the club amid a struggle for minutes, and in a packed festive fixture schedule which includes Europa League football, the forward may now need to be used to a greater extent by Dyche.