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Matt Davies

Nottingham Forest predicted team to face Cardiff City - Joao Carvalho or Alfa Semedo to start?

Nottingham Forest are back in action on Saturday as they host Cardiff City at the City Ground.

The Reds moved up to fourth in the Championship with a dominant 4-0 win at QPR on Wednesday night, but they look set to face a different challenge from a more physical side at the weekend.

Cardiff are 11th in the table, seven points behind Forest after taking four points from two games under new manager Neil Harris, the former Reds striker.

Here, we take a look at the line-up Forest could go with against the Bluebirds.

Ryan Yates serves the second of a two match ban with a debate still to be had about who plays in midfield.

Alfa Semedo scored from the bench in a brief cameo at QPR and has already proven himself to be a quality player.

However, Tiago Silva was excellent alongside Ben Watson and Joe Lolley impressed as the number 10.

Semedo will likely have to make do with a place on the bench again, unless Lolley moves back out to the wing at the expense of Albert Adomah.

Nottingham Forest's Joao Carvalho celebrates making it 3-0. (Dan Westwell)

Adomah was the one player to disappoint at QPR and with Joao Carvalho scoring a brilliant solo goal when he came on, Adomah is the player most under threat.

Elsewhere, Brice Samba is set to be in goal with Matty Cash at right-back fresh from signing a new contract.

Tobias Figueiredo will likely again keep Michael Dawson out with Joe Worrall and Jack Robinson completing the back four.

Yuri Ribeiro will hope to be fit again, but Robinson performed well in the last two games.

Sammy Ameobi and Lewis Grabban should complete the line-up.

Predicted team : Samba; Cash, Figueiredo, Worrall, Robinson; Watson, Silva; Ameobi, Lolley, Carvalho; Grabban

You can pick your own team below.

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