Nottingham Forest boss Chris Hughton has named his team to face Bournemouth in the Championship at the Vitality Stadium this evening.
The gaffer has opted to put an extra man in midfield in midfield with Ryan Yates, Harry Arter and Jack Colback all starting.
Elswhere, Gaeten Bong is in for Yuri Ribeiro and Sammy Ameobi also makes the 11.
Will Swan is included in the matchday squad for the first-team and is on the bench.
Forest will be aiming to make this evening’s game the time for them to kick start their 2020/21 campaign.
The Reds were unfortunately beaten at Barnsley on Saturday, despite Hughton’s men looking comfortable for large parts.
Forest secured back to back wins prior to the international break but now face a run of games against teams near the top of the league.
There isn’t a great deal for Hughton’s team to lose and if they approach games as they did on Saturday, the points will come.
Bournemouth have lost just once in the league since Jason Tindall replaced Eddie Howe as the club’s manager.
They are on track for an instant return to the Premier League and will smell blood against a Forest side short of confidence.
Following the announcement of the team, supporters have been reacting on Twitter.
Here is what they are saying about Hughton’s selections.
Interesting line up...
— Mike...nffc (@nffcalways1) November 24, 2020
Bong huh
— Owen (@NFFC_owen) November 24, 2020
The blokes lost his head . Bong
— keegy (@MarcusLongdon) November 24, 2020
I get that Yuri needs a rest but Ioannou is surely a better option then Bong
— Ryan Bardill (@ryanbardill10) November 24, 2020
Bong masterclass incoming, 3rd times the charm lol
— Retro ♿ (@Retro89) November 24, 2020
Joke’s over lads, release the real lineup
— Mollie (@mmmaili) November 24, 2020
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