Nottingham Forest will be looking to bounce back when they make the trip to London for a Friday night clash under the lights this week.
Steve Cooper’s side take on QPR at Loftus Road aiming to respond to Sunday’s 4-0 thumping by Fulham at the City Ground which ended a six-match unbeaten run.
And the head coach faces some selection dilemmas as his team look to get back to winning ways.
He made one change to his starting line-up against the Cottagers, bringing in Jack Colback for James Garner in midfield. Meanwhile, summer signing Braian Ojeda was included on the bench, in a sign of the competition for places in the centre of the pitch.
The Paraguayan is unlikely to be ready for a first XI spot, with Cooper having consistently stressed the need to exercise patience as he adapts to a new country.
But it could be a close call as to who gets the nod between Colback and Garner against Rangers.
The Reds boss might also consider tweaking his front line, if he sticks with a 3-4-3 formation in the capital.
The trio of Philip Zinckernagel, Brennan Johnson and Lewis Grabban have started the last four games. It is a combination which has worked well, and yielded goals.
Grabban was guilty of spurning a golden opportunity to get on the scoresheet against Fulham, though, at a time when it was 1-0 to the visitors.
And Lyle Taylor may have felt a little unfortunate not to have started that game, after his match-winning brace from off the bench in the previous fixture, at Bristol City.
Joe Lolley and Alex Mighten have also looked bright as substitutes, giving Cooper a dilemma when it comes to picking his team.
If he retains the same system, the defence almost picks itself, with a lack of options to make any changes in the back line.
Tobias Figueiredo and Scott McKenna, though, will be looking to put the mix-up between the two of them, which cost their side a goal on Sunday, behind them.
Forest predicted XI: Samba; Worrall, Figueiredo, McKenna; Spence, Yates, Colback, Lowe; Lolley, Grabban, Johnson.
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