Injury update
Nottingham Forest head coach Sabri Lamouchi has provided an update on his injured players - and there are mixed fortunes.
Ryan Yates is in contention to make his first appearance of the season on Sunday, having undergone knee surgery in the summer.
But Samba Sow (hamstring), Alfa Semedo (back) and Michael Dawson (calf) are all ruled out of the trip to the DW Stadium as the Reds look to make it 11 Championship games unbeaten.
Defender Dawson was forced off in the 3-2 victory at Stoke City last month and will not make the trip this weekend as he continues his recovery.
Transfer gossip
Nottingham Forest have been linked with a move for Belgian striker Hugo Cuypers when the transfer window opens in January.
The 22-year-old is on loan at French second division club Ajaccio from Olympiacos, the Greek giants, like Forest , owned by Evangelos Marinakis.
According to Greek media outlet SDNA , the Reds have been impressed by the Under-19 international’s blistering start to the French league season, and are considering a move in January.
Lamouchi's verdict
Head coach Sabri Lamouchi says two key off the field appointments can be “good” for Nottingham Forest as the club looks towards the January transfer window.
Francois Modesto was announced as the Reds’ technical director earlier this week, while fellow Frenchman Jose Anigo was unveiled as the club’s head of international recruitment.
Both are understood to have already been working at the club for some time before their appointments were confirmed, with Modesto playing an important role in the arrival of Lamouchi and working closely with him since.
“It is good for the club. They are working for the future,” Lamouchi said.
Watson's return
Ben Watson will not celebrate on Sunday afternoon, if he scores for the third game in succession at his former club Wigan Athletic.
The Nottingham Forest midfielder hadn’t scored for three years before notching the winner against Barnsley last month, and then made it two in two as the Reds overcame Brentford before the international break.
Watson, who returns to the club where he reached hero status for scoring the winning goal in the FA Cup final against Manchester City in 2013, says he’s looking forward to going back to the DW Stadium, but will show respect for his old club, should he find the net.
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