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Nottingham Post
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Richard Cusack

Birmingham City v Nottingham Forest team news: Pep Clotet and Sabri Lamouchi name starting lineups

Sabri Lamouchi has named his Nottingham Forest side for today's Championship clash with St Andrew's (3pm).

The headline from his team-sheet is the absence of Samba Sow, who has been ruled out with through injury.

Ryan Yates takes his place in the only change to the Forest side that won 1-0 at Brentford last time out.

Brice Samba retains his place in goal, with Matty Cash, Joe Worrall, Tobias Figueiredo and Yuri Ribeiro making up the defence.

Ben Watson and Yates will screen, with the familiar front three of Joe Lolley, Tiago Silva and Sammy Ameobi deployed once again.

Lewis Grabban leads the line for Forest on his 28th start of the season.

On the substitute's bench are Jordan Smith, Joao Carvalho, Adama Diakhaby, Carl Jenkinson, Alfa Semedo, Michael Dawson and the returning Tyler Walker.

Walker was recalled from his loan spell at Lincoln City earlier this week, meanwhile new signings Nuno da Costa and Gaetan Bong are not available.

Forest (4-2-3-1): Samba; Cash, Worrall, Figueiredo, Ribeiro; Watson (c), Yates; Lolley, Silva, Ameobi; Grabban

Subs: Smith, Carvalho, Diakhaby, Jenkinson, Semedo, Dawson, Walker

Blues (4-4-2): Camp; Colin, Dean, Clarke-Salter, Pedersen; Bellingham, Gardner, McEachran, Bela; Hogan, Jutkiewicz.

Subs: Trueman, Roberts, Harding, Montero, Concannon, Sunjic, Maghoma.

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