Nottingham Forest are set to return to Championship action tomorrow night as they face Millwall at the New Den.
The Reds have made a promising start to the season and are currently sat in the play-off places. They’ll be confident of returning to the East Midlands with three points.
One player who won’t be involved at the New Den is midfielder Samba Sow.
Sabri Lamouchi has revealed that tomorrow’s game is still too soon for the 30-year-old who has been missing for a number of weeks.
Speaking to the Nottingham Post, the Frenchman said: “Carl Jenkinson is much better and Samba Sow is much better, but Millwall is too early.
“They need a few days, but will probably be okay for Middlesbrough or Sheffield Wednesday, for sure.”
Concern
The midfielder hasn’t featured in the last seven games having been taken off with a hamstring injury against Brentford in October.
It’s fair to say that there’s a fair amount of concern amongst supporters about the midfielder’s injury. This is mainly because the message coming out of the club was that he’d only be missing for a few weeks.
The Reds have still managed to win three of the games he has been absent for. Given his quality, that isn’t a bad return.
There’s no doubt that Lamouchi has a quality squad at his disposal this season.
That being said, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see Sow walk straight back into the starting line-up when he returns. There isn’t anyone in the squad quite as good as doing what he does.
For the time-being, Alfa Semedo may be asked to operate in his position against Millwall.
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