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Jamie Kemble

This is Nottingham Forest's strongest starting XI based on player ratings

Nottingham Forest are cruising into the international break in second place in the Championship, level on points with leaders West Bromwich Albion.

It has been a fine start to life at the City Ground for Sabri Lamouchi, who has been fortunate enough to only have the good kind of headaches so far this season when it comes to selection, with his players in good form.

Forest have lost only once so far this season and won six of their 11 games, the joint-highest tally in the League.

But what is Lamouchi's best team? The Frenchman himself and indeed supporters may have a good idea, but do the statistics back it up?

We have taken a look at each player's WhoScored rating to figure out what the best starting XI is based on statistics - player ratings to be specific.

There are some surprises, not least at left-back where Jack Robinson, despite having accumulated an impressive rating of 6.93 over eight games, misses out.

We've gone with a 4-1-4-1, Forest's most used formation.

Take a look at the team below and each player's average rating.

GK: Brice Samba - 6.87

RB: Matty Cash - 7.25

CB: Joe Worrall - 6.89

Joe Worrall of Nottingham Forest celebrates at the end of the Sky Bet Championship match between Nottingham Forest and Brentford. (Paul Harding/Getty Images)

CB: Michael Dawson - 6.86

LB: Yuri Ribiero - 7.13 in three matches; Robinson 6.83 in eight

CDM: Ben Watson - 6.91

RM: Joe Lolley - 7.73

CM: Samba Sow - 7.45

CM: Alfa Semedo - 6.7

LM: Sammy Ameobi - 6.6

CF: Lewis Grabban - 6.94

*To qualify for the team, players have to have played three or more games in the position selected to accumulate a steady average

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