Nuno Espirito Santo hints who will replace Morgan Gibbs-White for Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace

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Nottingham Forest are going into their game against Crystal Palace on Monday night without their star man Morgan Gibbs-White.

Nuno Espirito Santo‘s side are coming back from the international break still in search of their first victory at home in the Premier League this season.

So far, Forest have drawn twice at the City Ground and tasted defeat in their last home game to Fulham.

Ironically, they are coming up against a Crystal Palace side on Monday who are in search of their first victory in the Premier League.

However, it is not going to be a straight forward evening for the Reds with Nuno Espirito Santo serving a three-game sideline ban.

But there will be one considerable absence from the starting XI with Gibbs-White also missing the game on Monday night.

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Who could replace Morgan Gibbs-White for Nottingham Forest

Gibbs-White has also been handed a one-match ban for his involvement in the sending off against Brighton & Hove Albion.

However, Gibbs-White has also picked up an injury which had the midfielder walking on crutches during the international break.

It is a real concern for those at Forest but it could also present a big opportunity for one of his teammates to show his ability in a more advanced role.

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Speaking to the media on Friday, Nuno has hinted towards Elliot Anderson potentially replacing Gibbs-White in his absence.

“Yeah, we have a lot of decisions to make, options and solutions. We have good solutions,” said Nuno.

“Not only Elliot. Many of our players went to international calls, some of them with good performances that give us good solutions for the game. Now we’re gonna have two days to decide.”

Morgan Gibbs-White injury update

Losing a player of Gibbs-White’s significance is a real frustrating issue for the Reds coming out of the international break.

The Reds are, fortunately, going into a game which could be viewed as a great opportunity to get three points on the board.

“It’s not in the right moment, he’s still injured. Hopefully for the next game he’s going to be available,” Nuno said on Friday.

But in Anderson, Forest have a youngster who has been impressing massively for the England U21 side recently.