Head coach Steve Cooper has named his Nottingham Forest team to face West Ham United in today’s crunch Premier League clash.
The Reds go into the game at the London Stadium buoyed by their 1-1 draw with reigning champions Manchester City last weekend. Chris Wood’s first goal for the club saw Cooper’s side come from behind to claim a point at the City Ground.
Ahead of kick-off this afternoon, they are 13th in the table, five points clear of the relegation zone, having lost once in their last seven league games. The Hammers, meanwhile, sit third-bottom.
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Forest will be aiming to improve their away form in the capital. But they are still being hampered by a significant number of injuries, with Serge Aurier the latest name added to the list.
With the right-back unavailable, Neco Williams comes into the first XI as one of two changes to the team from last weekend. The other change sees Wood return to the starting line-up, with Danilo among the substitutes.
Williams will line up alongside Joe Worrall, Felipe and Renan Lodi in the back line, ahead of goalkeeper Keylor Navas. Jonjo Shelvey, Remo Freuler and Jack Colback keep their places in midfield.
Morgan Gibbs-White will take up the No.10 role, supporting Wood and Brennan Johnson. Jesse Lingard is on the bench against his former club, having recovered from injury, with Wayne Hennessey, Orel Mangala, Harry Toffolo, Sam Surridge, Emmanuel Dennis, Gustavo Scarpa and Andre Ayew making up the list of substitutes.
Forest: Navas; Williams, Worrall, Felipe, Lodi; Shelvey, Freuler, Colback; Gibbs-White; Johnson, Wood. Subs: Hennessey, Mangala, Lingard, Toffolo, Surridge, Dennis, Danilo, Scarpa, Ayew.
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