The Nottingham Forest academy is something to be proud of and Nuno Espirito Santo recognises that.

Fans held reservations about Espirito Santo’s lack of academy selection at Wolves when he first replaced Steve Cooper but those queries have soon been dismissed.

Forest are going really well at the moment and sit third in the Premier League table with just 10 matches of the 2024/25 campaign remaining.

It would appear that despite a big period of games coming up, Espirito Santo is keen to ensure that the B-Team youngsters get their opportunities to train with his squad.

Ahead of playing Ipswich on Saturday, it seems as though one future prospect has been put through his paces alongside the club’s star players.

Archie Whitehall spotted training with Nottingham Forest first-team

With Forest chasing a Champions League place, Forest have been getting some media coverage at the training ground from Sky Sports.

The cameras oversaw a training session being put on by Espirito Santo and his coaches, with young B-Team captain Whitehall spotted among the pack.

It’s been a fine season for the youngster. Whitehall shone for Forest in the EFL Trophy win over Carlisle and scored the winning goal for the Reds.

Young midfielder Whitehall also showed flashes of Ryan Yates as the B-Team progressed in the Nottinghamshire County Cup back in November.

Clearly, youngsters are getting their opportunities to learn from the current crop and Whitehall might be in the thoughts of Espirito Santo for the future.

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Last night, Whitehall was one of the players omitted from the team which beat Nordsjaelland at the Loughborough University Stadium – and now it’s clear why.

The 18-year-old is clearly doing some work with the first-team and it will be giving him a taste of what is required to play among these players on a regular basis.

As a central midfielder, Whitehall has plenty of players to learn from. Yates has Nicolas Dominguez, Ibrahim Sangare, Danilo and Elliot Anderson for company in the middle of the park.

It’s great that Espirito Santo is calling on young prospects to take part in his training sessions and it will be fascinating to see how Whitehall can kick on in the future.