Whether Nuno Espirito Santo will be allowed on the touchline for Nottingham Forest vs Fulham after sending off

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Nottingham Forest have been handed a major boost ahead of a return to Premier League action at the City Ground this weekend.

Forest face Fulham looking to right a few wrongs on home soil and take three points for the first time at the City Ground this season.

The Reds are yet to taste defeat this season in the Premier League, winning twice and drawing three of the five fixtures played so far.

Last weekend’s game saw Forest draw 2-2 with Brighton in a game that saw controversy override a dogged Reds performance.

Nuno Espirito Santo refused to come out and do the media afterwards, instead sending his assistant boss, Rui Pedro Silva.

The controversy surrounded Morgan Gibbs-White and his dismissal for a second yellow card 10 minutes from time.

Rob Jones – the referee – doesn’t have a game this weekend, whilst an independent commission ruled in Gibbs-White’s favour earlier this week.

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Exciting news about Nuno Espirito Santo emerges ahead of Forest vs Fulham

This comes from Sky Sports reporter Danyal Khan who was at the City Ground today for the press conference of Espirito Santo.

Much like Fabian Hurzeler, Espirito Santo will be allowed to be on the bench this weekend and won’t be serving a one-game suspension after his red card.

The Forest head coach and exciting aren’t normally words used in tandem but he’s more than earned his coin this season so far.

In two challenging away games at Liverpool and Brighton, he’s used his bench to its maximum, with his substitutions combining in both games to earn points.

As a result, it’s a huge bonus that Forest will have their head coach on the touchline for the visit from Fulham at the weekend.

Forest can send early statement with win over Fulham

Beating Liverpool away should have done this but if Forest can go to 12 points from six games it would be a huge step.

That would see Forest averaging two points a game and perhaps it might not be long before the season expectations start to shift.

Nobody is expecting much from Forest but it would be a huge plus if that first home win could be ticked off soon and the season can really start.

It’s a tough school in the Premier League. A good run of results can soon fizzle out but Forest will want to make sure that doesn’t happen just yet.

With Chelsea away to come next, Forest would dearly love to take some of the pressure away from that game and three points against the Cottagers would do just that.