Head coach Nuno Espirito Santo has named his Nottingham Forest team to face Bournemouth in today’s Premier League clash.
The Reds take on the Cherries looking to bounce back from successive Premier League defeats. They lost 2-1 at home to Arsenal on Tuesday night, despite Taiwo Awoniyi marking his comeback from injury with a goal.
Since then, Forest have made changes to their squad. They added three new faces to the group before the January window closed, bringing in Gio Reyna and Rodrigo Ribeiro on loan and Matz Sels on a permanent deal, while some players headed in the opposite direction as numbers were trimmed.
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Goalkeeper Sels is the only one of the January additions to come straight into the starting XI. He is one of six changes made by Nuno to his line-up.
Harry Toffolo and Gonzalo Montiel drop to the bench as Nuno Tavares comes in at left-back and Neco Williams starts on the right after being deployed as a winger last time out. Andrew Omobamidele and Murillo retain their places in the heart of the defence.
Ryan Yates is back in the line-up and is set to partner Nicolas Dominguez in midfield. Callum Hudson-Odoi and Anthony Elanga both start and will link up with Morgan Gibbs-White in support of striker Taiwo Awoniyi.
There is a return to the squad for Moussa Niakhate after returning from international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations. January signings Reyna and Ribeiro are also on the bench, along with Matt Turner, Odysseas Vlachodimos, Toffolo, Felipe, Danilo and Montiel. Chris Wood misses out with a hamstring injury picked up against the Gunners.
Forest: Sels; Williams, Omobamidele, Murillo, Tavares; Yates (c), Dominguez; Hudson-Odoi, Gibbs-White, Elanga; Awoniyi. Subs: Turner, Vlachodimos, Toffolo, Felipe, Niakhaté, Reyna, Danilo, Montiel, Ribeiro.
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