Nottingham Forest drew 0-0 with Bristol City on Saturday with Lyle Taylor once again on the bench for the Reds.
Only seven players have made more appearances from the bench that Taylor in the Championship this season.
Yesterday, he nearly didn’t make Chris Hughton’s 20-man squad at all.
The 31-year-old was set to be left in Nottingham but a late injury to Sammy Ameobi meant a familiar place among the substitutes for the striker.
Taylor has scored five goals in all competitions for the Reds this season. He has, however, found opportunities hard to come by.
Paul Taylor confirmed on Twitter yesterday the news of the Forest man’s possible exclusion yesterday – and set fans off in debate.
Some feel he isn’t getting a real crack of the whip and deserves more of a chance to shine.
He did play for the last 15 minutes yesterday but couldn’t add to his goal tally.
Taylor always puts a shift in and it’ll be interesting to see what part he plays in the remaining fixtures.
Here is what supporters had to say about him reportedly being set to miss out yesterday afternoon.
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