Promising sign
Nottingham Forest could have received a big injury boost ahead of their crunch clash with Leeds United at the weekend.
Just four points separate the two teams in the Championship table, with the Reds able to close that gap should they claim victory at the City Ground on Saturday.
Sabri Lamouchi’s men lost 2-1 at Birmingham City last time out, as a seven-match unbeaten league run came to an end.
They were without Samba Sow at St Andrew’s, with the midfielder missing out through a knee injury.
Aiming high
The European Cup is on display as new Nottingham Forest signing Nuno da Costa arrives to meet a group of young football fans.
The striker has made an appearance as part of Schools Football Week for the club’s Community Trust, but he cannot resist taking a photo of that famous piece of silverware.
He politely declines when asked if he would like to be snapped with the trophy, saying, ‘not yet’ with a grin - and you get the impression this is a young man who wants to help write another chapter in the Reds’ history.
Da Costa has made the move to the City Ground with winning a place in the Premier League very much in mind.
Future addressed
New signing Adama Diakhaby has pledged to help “make the difference” for Nottingham Forest in their bid for Premier League football.
The winger will spend the rest of the season on loan at the City Ground, after joining from Huddersfield Town last month.
Reds head coach Sabri Lamouchi had made it a priority to add creativity and attacking threat to his squad during the transfer window, to help boost his team’s goal tally as they look to mount a promotion push.
And with Forest understood to have the option to make his move permanent in the summer, Diakhaby is eager to impress.
Steele in frame
Millwall boss Gary Rowett said he would have no hesitation in giving Luke Steele the number one shirt, despite his lack of Championship action.
The Nottingham Forest goalkeeper spent the first half of the season with Millwall as back up to Bart Bialkowski, with Frank Fielding out with a torn quad.
Steele played both Carabao Cup fixtures – against West Bromwich Albion and Oxford United – but returned to Forest last month when Fielding resumed full training.
However, a damaged bicep muscle for Fielding left Millwall with one fit senior goalkeeper and Rowett moved to bring Steele back to The Den.
