Nottingham Forest face Brentford tomorrow night looking for a huge three points in the quest for Champions League football next season.
The Reds are currently in sixth place in the Premier League table and know that a win againt the Bees would move them back up to third place.
Forest lost the FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City on Sunday but know that all is most definitely not lost when it comes to the 2024/25 campaign.
Nuno Espirito Santo can now focus completely on the final five games of the season and he will have some selection conundrums to crack ahead of tomorrow’s game at the City Ground.
Ahead of the clash on Trentside, we take a look at a predicted team that could help Espirito Santo’s men claim a huge three points.
Nottingham Forest predicted team to play Brentford
Nottingham Forest rearguard
In this regard, there is no need to change too much, although an update has come from Espirito Santo on Ola Aina.
With that in mind, we think that Aina might get the nod to return at right-back tomorrow after being spotted back with his team-mates at Wembley on Sunday.
That would see Neco Williams return to left-back, with Nikola Milenkovic and Murillo also keeping their places in the team at centre-back.
Nottingham Forest engine room
This should be a straightforward decision should Nicolas Dominguez be good to go again after looking somewhat fatigued at Wembley.
The Argentine has been fantastic this season when called upon but Ryan Yates will be fresh after serving a one-match ban for the FA Cup semi-final at the weekend.
Leading the line
Chris Wood should get the bod to play as the striker as he looks to build on his 19 goals scored to this point.
Behind him, the hope will be that it’s business as usual for Forest, with Callum Hudson-Odoi, Anthony Elanga and Morgan Gibbs-White all seemingly good to go again.
Also in contention for Forest vs Brentford
There will be options in the squad available to Espirito Santo if this does prove to be the eleven.
Carlos Miguel will once again provide the cover between the posts for Sels, with a host of defensive options also available.
Harry Toffolo has been brilliant in recent weeks and he should get on the bench, so too could Zach Abbott after his performance at the weekend.
Willy Boly and Morato will provide cover for the centre-backs.
In midfield, Yates, Danilo and Ibrahim Sangare are all available for selection for this fixture, with Jota Silva and Ramon Sosa the options out wide.
Once again, Taiwo Awoniyi will provide cover in attack.
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