Ahead of Nottingham Forest facing Blackburn Rovers at the City Ground you have had your say on who should start in the SkyBet Championship clash.
With the Reds eight points outside the play-off places, with just five matches remaining, this afternoon’s game falls into the category of must win to keep their slim promotion hopes alive.
Defeats on the road to Rotherham and Sheffield Wednesday in the last week have stalled Forest’s chances of a late charge for the top-six and the pressure will certainly be on today’s starting lineup.
Here is who you want to see start against Blackburn for Martin O’Neill’s side.
Costel Pantilimon returns to the number-one spot having being dropped at Hillsborough for Luke Steele and is again supported in the heart of the backline by Yohan Benalouane.
Despite netting the winner against Swansea in their last home outing, Molla Wague would be set to make way to allow for fellow January signing Alexander Milošević to partner the Tunisian at the heart of the Reds’ defence.
In an attacking set-up the full-backs would remain from Hillsborough with Sam Byram and Jack Robinson operating on the right and left respectively.
Colback would retain his starting spot at the pivot of a five-man midfield, with Claudio Yacob introduced for his first action since February having occupied the bench in Forest’s three previous outings.
To Colback’s right would be João Carvalho, who has only played the full 90 minutes once under O’Neill and was an unused substitute in Yorkshire on Tuesday night.
On the flanks both Matty Cash and Joe Lolley would start as they did against Wednesday, hoping to support the Reds’ focal point and top scorer Lewis Grabban.
Forest fans starting XI: Pantilimon, Robinson, Benalouane, Milosevic, Byram, Colback, Yacob, Carvalho, Cash, Lolley, Grabban.
