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Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo speaks to TNT Sport. “It has been hard … a lot of players out, injuries … but it is an honour to be here … we decided to bring [Taiwo Awoniyi, Anthony Elanga and Felipe], they are not totally ready, they have only had a couple of sessions … but it is better to have them around … let’s see how we manage them … we are aware of the [potential points deduction] situation … to be honest it is not part of our day … we don’t speak about it … we have decided to try and ignore it and focus on what we have to do, knowing that when the moment comes we have to face it … we cannot get distracted … there are people at the club taking care of that, it is our job to play … the supporters at the City Ground are amazing, we rely on them.”

Nottingham Forest make three changes to their starting XI after the goalless draw at Bristol City in the FA Cup. Harry Toffolo, Neco Williams and Morgan Gibbs-White replace Ryan Yates and Callum Hudson-Odoi, who drop to the bench, and the on-loan Nuno Tavares, who is ineligible against his parent club.

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