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Nottingham Post
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Matt Lee

Nottingham Forest fans are saying the same thing as Chris Hughton names team for Middlesbrough challenge

Nottingham Forest fans have reacted to the team unveiled by Chris Hughton to face Middlesbrough at the City Ground, and the main talking point is between the sticks.

The Reds are yet to pick up a win in the Championship and pressure is growing on the Reds boss with fans turning against the former Brighton manager.

Forest have just one point to their name, taken from a 1-1 draw with Derby County, but have lost five of their six league games so far and find themselves rock bottom of the league standings.

Hughton will hope to alleviate albeit briefly some of the pressure on his shoulders with a win over Middlesbrough and he has named a strong team to take on tonight's visitors.

Brice Samba, criticised for making a number of errors in recent matches, has been dropped with Ethan Horvath replacing him in-between the sticks.

Horvath is yet to make his Championship bow for the Reds, but has shown glimpses of his quality in Carabao Cup matches.

On-loan full-back Djed Spence is ineligible to face his parent club, so youngster Loic Mbe Soh returns to the starting eleven at right-back.

Forest starting XI: Horvath, Mbe Soh, Worrall, McKenna, Lowe, Zinckernagel, Yates, Garner, Johnson, Grabban, Taylor

Subs: Samba, Figueiredo, Richardson, Cafu, Silva, Carvalho, Lolley.

Forest fans have reacted to the team news, here's what some have had to say...

@Jake_Dougie: I’m not a Yates hater but come on

@finlay12064702: Ok that ain’t that bad nice goalkeeper change

@Bpoxon2: Ok now where’s the real lineup?

@forestaremagiic: Why do I even bother anymore.

@NealShepperson: Had a feeling we were in for a goalkeeper change.

@ismith1968: Finally…….Horvath gets a chance !!

@85HPS: About time the goal keeper was dropped that’s the best change to the side houghton has done all season

@cookenffc: Hughton’s got that right

@olliepitt87: the mad man did it. He dropped samba .

@worcester76: Samba dropped, LONG OVERDUE!!!

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