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  • Callum Hudson-Odoi injury update after Nottingham Forest ace forced off against Southampton

    Callum Hudson-Odoi injury update after Nottingham Forest ace forced off against Southampton

     

    Nottingham Forest have been left sweating on the fitness of Callum Hudson-Odoi after the winger was forced off with an injury during the win over Southampton.

     

    The 24-year-old made way just a few minutes after he had given the Reds a 2-0 lead at the City Ground with a superb strike. Having received treatment on the pitch, Hudson-Odoi then gingerly made his way off and looked a little uncomfortable as he was replaced by Jota Silva with 38 minutes gone.

     

    The Reds wide man appeared to gesture to his groin as he chatted to head coach Nuno Espirito Santo before making his way down the tunnel. Providing an update after the game with a post on social media, Hudson-Odoi said he hopes the problem is not a serious one.

     

    He wrote: “+3!! Happy for the win and hopefully nothing serious. See you soon.”

     

    Nuno said Hudson-Odoi had felt a stiffness when sprinting in the first half. Forest will carry out an assessment, with their next game coming on Saturday when they travel to face Bournemouth.

     

    “We have to assess him. I hope it is nothing, but he is stiff. He felt it in a sprint. He was still able to shoot on goal, so that was good. I hope it is nothing,” Nuno told BBC Radio Nottingham.

     

    The Reds survived a fightback from the Saints to triumph 3-2 on the banks of the Trent and make it eight Premier League games unbeaten. Victory moved them level on points with second-placed Arsenal, although the Gunners have a superior goal difference.

     

    Goals from Elliot Anderson, Hudson-Odoi and Chris Wood in the first half had put Forest firmly in control. However, a fortuitous Jan Bednarek goal and a disallowed header from Nikola Milenkovic paved the way for a nerve-wracking finale when Paul Onuachu made it 3-2 in the first of 12 minutes of added time.

  • Nottingham Forest ‘in talks’ as striker transfer takes serious twist

    Nottingham Forest ‘in talks’ as striker transfer takes serious twist

     

    West Ham are reported to have opened talks with Nottingham Forest over a January deal for striker Taiwo Awoniyi.

     

    No fee has been mentioned, but Sky are reporting that the Hammers are making a “serious attempt” to sign Awoniyi, the Nigeria international whose goals did so much to help keep Forest in the top-flight in their first two seasons after winning promotion.

     

    The 27-year-old has had an injury-hit campaign for the Reds, but did score his first goal of the season in their 3-0 top-flight victory over Wolves last week. He also made a brief appearance from the bench on Tuesday night against former club Liverpool.

     

    Sky reporter Florian Plettenberg took to X this morning to report: “West Ham are now making a serious attempt to sign Taiwo Awoniyi with immediate effect. Talks have started. The 27-year-old striker is currently under contract with Forest until 2027.”

     

    Forest have made clear they will only contemplate selling Awoniyi if a replacement is brought in first, and they are understood to retain an interest in Santiago Giménez, Feyenoord’s Mexican striker who snubbed them in the summer.

     

    Reacting to the news, Sky Sports’ Midlands reporter Danyal Khan said: “To be honest, it would make a lot of sense. We were talking about West Ham desperately needing a striker because of injuries to Niclas Füllkrug, and because Michail Antonio is out long-term.

     

    “Talking of Awoniyi again, I saw Forest on Saturday against Luton (in the FA Cup ). He started that game, but looked like he needed more minutes to get up to speed. His touch was a bit off.

     

    “Awoniyi was such an important player for this Forest side in the first two seasons after they were promoted from the Championship – essentially his goals helped keep them up. He scored some very important goals for them. But he had a really serious injury last season, and he hasn’t been quite able to play consistently since then and really get up to match sharpness, and also because of the form of Chris Wood.

  • Nottingham Forest receive new PSR decision as Premier League confirm ‘confidential’ proceedings

    Nottingham Forest receive new PSR decision as Premier League confirm ‘confidential’ proceedings

     

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    The Premier League has not charged any clubs, including Nottingham Forest, for breaches of its profit and sustainability rules after all were deemed financially compliant for the 2023-24 season.

    Forest were deducted four points last season for breaching financial rules and Everton were also sanctioned during the last campaign. But none of the top-flight’s 20 teams will face any new charges this season.

    Forest’s East Midlands rivals Leicester City and the Premier League are, however, involved in “confidential arbitration proceedings”. The league said in a statement: “Issues as to the jurisdiction of the Premier League over Leicester City Football Club in relation to PSR compliance are currently the subject of confidential arbitration proceedings.

    “Accordingly, neither the league nor the club will make any further comment at this stage about any aspect of the club’s compliance or otherwise with any of the PSR or related rules, save to say that no complaint has been brought against Leicester by the league for any breach of the PSRs for the period ending Season 2023-24.”

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  • The price Nottingham Forest would be wanting to even consider selling Taiwo Awoniyi to West Ham

    The price Nottingham Forest would be wanting to even consider selling Taiwo Awoniyi to West Ham

    Nottingham Forest are in no rush to sell striker Taiwo Awoniyi to West Ham this month despite apparent interest from the Hammers, TBR Football can exclusively reveal.

    Awoniyi has struggled for goals this season despite Forest excelling in the league and putting themselves firmly in the Champions League picture.

    Despite his lack of form, the Nigerian international has attracted admiring glances from West Ham, who are keen to add a new forward for new boss, Graham Potter.

    However, while West Ham clearly like Awoniyi, TBR Football understands things are long way from being done just yet.

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    What Nottingham Forest want to sell Taiwo Awoniyi amid West Ham interest

    TBR Football’s chief correspondent Graeme Bailey can reveal that Forest are not looking to sell or weaken themselves this month and it would take a good bid for them to even consider a sale.

    Forest paid 1£7m for Awoniyi and any bid for the striker would need to be around the £20m mark or more for the Reds to contemplate any sort of deal.

    TBR Football understands that no West Ham approach has been made as yet, but he is on their long list of strikers.

    Further, we understand West Ham are in talks to sign another international striker on-loan.

    When Taiwo Awoniyi was considered a better finisher than Marcus Rashford

    While Awoniyi has hardly shone this season in a Forest shirt, the speedy forward is still a big threat with his pace and size.

    Indeed, it was only last season that Gary Lineker called Awoniyi a better goal scorer than Marcus Rashford, such was his impact in the 23/24 campaign.

    “I think when you talk about players in the box, Awoniyi is more of a natural than Marcus Rashford… he is a goal scorer. He smells it,” Lineker said at the time.

    Whether or not West Ham push further for this one remains to be seen but clearly, the Hammers are keen on strengthening the forward ranks.

  • Nottingham Forest make new signing just 24 hours before huge Liverpool clash

    File photo dated 21/10/24 of Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo. Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo insists nobody at the City Ground is getting carried away with the club’s flying start to the season. Issue date: Saturday November 9, 2024.

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    Nottingham Forest have confirmed the signing of goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey – just hours ahead of their top-of-the-table Premier League clash against Liverpool. The Reds travel to the City Ground on Tuesday night looking to extend their lead over second-placed Forest to six points.

    But just hours before the game in the East Midlands, Forest announced that Hennessey has re-joined the club on a short-term contract until the end of the season. The 37-year-old former Wales international first signed for the club in 2022 but departed when his contract expired last summer.

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    However, he has remained at the club’s training base in the months since. On Monday, in his pre-match press conference before the tie, Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo said: “Unfortunately Wayne had a serious injury at the end of last season which was a tough moment for everybody inside the training ground.

    “But he has improved and now he’s a big part of us, especially in the goalkeeping community which is a small group.

    “He’s signed his contract and it’s a pleasure to have him around. His knowledge, his experience, the way he goes about his work, it’s really good to have him.”

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    Forest’s 1-0 win over Liverpool in September means they are still the only team to have defeated Arne Slot’s side in the Premier League this season. And speaking about the challenge Forest will pose on Tuesday, Slot said: “I think they already showed in retrospect how good of a team they are.

    “Leading up to that game I think they had two draws and one win. In general, I think when Liverpool loses a home game that is something we don’t expect.

    “I think in that moment of time I also saw the stat that Virgil [van Dijk] played 100 games for Liverpool and only lost [twice at Anfield]. So, for us to lose then on that day was for me hard to take, as you probably experienced.

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    “Now looking back at it and seeing where they are in the league it’s not been as such a shock result as I thought it was back then. They had a very good game plan. [They] changed the wingers that normally played and brought them in at the end and they made a difference.

    “Although I expect their wingers that have done so well to be in the starting XI tomorrow. That’s something he changed back then and that worked really well for them during that game.”