Nottingham Forest drop big hint over Nuno’s team selection vs Ipswich in the FA Cup

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Nottingham Forest are back in action at the City Ground tonight looking to get back to winning ways against Ipswich Town in the FA Cup.

Forest need to get that winning feeling back under their belt ahead of a mouthwatering clash with Manchester City on Trentside this weekend.

Ipswich have done well in the FA Cup this season. However, it will be interesting to see where their priorities lie, with the Tractor Boys five points adrift of safety in the Premier League.

Nuno Espirito Santo has some decisions to make over his team selection. He has rotated his team in the previous rounds against Luton and Exeter but tonight might be a very different proposition.

Forest haven’t won in three games in the Premier League. Fulham and Newcastle claimed comfortable wins over the Reds, whilst a 0-0 draw with Arsenal was secured on Wednesday night.

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Nottingham Forest tease team selection vs Ipswich

This could be nothing but the biggest hint yet has just been suggested that maybe Espirito Santo is going to ditch his rotation policy against Ipswich tonight with a place in the quarter-final up for grabs.

The club have posted their social media for tonight’s game as they always do on the morning of the game. On the poster is usually images of three players – usually ones who will be involved from the off.

In the previous rounds, the images have included the likes of Morato, Harry Toffolo and James Ward-Prowse, with Espirito Santo rotating against the two EFL outfits in round three and four.

This time, Murillo, Morgan Gibbs-White and leading goalscorer Chris Wood are instead on the poster shared by the club and perhaps that implies that a strong team will be selected tonight.

Espirito Santo would be spot on to avoid rotating too much

There comes a time when you have to say enough is enough. Okay, Forest could do without any injuries but a win tonight would set up a one-off game against Brighton away for a place in the semi-final at Wembley.

Forest face Ipswich in the Premier League in just under two weeks. As a result, it’s important to claim a psychological victory over the Tractor Boys this evening – although it’s not actually clear what team they will play tonight either.

Forest only have 11 games left in the Premier League now. There is also a two week break on the horizon and frankly, resting players doesn’t make a great deal of sense when so much is at stake.

Hopefully, the flyer will be somewhat accurate and the team picked by the head coach tonight is the strongest possible one to get through in the FA Cup this evening.