Injury expert shares Nottingham Forest update ahead of Everton Premier League clash
Nottingham Forest are set to be without seven first-team players for their Premier League fixture against Everton, according to injury expert, Ben Dinnery.
Central defensive pairing Scott McKenna and Willy Boly are both sidelined with thigh injuries and won’t return until April and May respectively (Premier injuries).
Striker Taiwo Awoniyi is not expected back until the middle of March, with Serge Aurier also not expected back until next month.
Giulian Biancone, Omar Richards and Cheikhou Kouyate are all long-term absentees from Steve Cooper’s side and “ruled out” of the fixture against the Toffees.
Big week
It promises to be a massive week for Sean Dyche’s men. They simply have to respond to Saturday’s (25 February) disappointing loss to Aston Villa. The midweek trip to Arsenal will be a stern test and, realistically, a point would be a superb result in North London.
Everton did get the better of the Gunners in Dyche’s first game in charge, however, they have responded well to their recent setbacks with impressive wins over Leicester and Aston Villa.
Forest will be the game Dyche is targeting. Cooper’s men are coming off of a dreadful 4-0 defeat to West Ham United and are by no means out of the relegation equation.
A win at the City Ground will take Everton to within one point of their hosts. Although, Dyche has his own injury concerns to deal with. Dominic Calvert-Lewin is out of Everton’s trip to the Emirates and looks to be a doubt for Sunday’s clash in the East Midlands.