Two Nottingham Forest stars feature for B-Team as seniors lose at Fulham

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Nottingham Forest were beaten 1-0 at Fulham on Monday night as the Reds’ head coach Sean Dyche received yet more questions than answers.

Forest remain embroiled in a fight to avoid the drop, with the Reds five points above the bottom three in 17th place.

Next up for Dyche’s team is Manchester City, followed by a return fixture against Everton, who thrashed Forest 3-0 earlier this month.

Douglas Luiz mentioned his fitness ahead of the game against Fulham, and a long way from West London, two first-team players were building up their fitness for the B-Team last night.

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Ola Aina and Jair Cunha play for B-Team

Forest have been without Aina since August when he got injured on international duty, and he’s been sorely missed.

Aina stepped up his fitness once again against Wolves last night as the B-Team secured a 1-0 win at the Loughborough Academy.

Aina was joined in the team by Cunha, who wasn’t included at Fulham and has also struggled for game time during the 2024/25 campaign.

The Brazilian defender is viewed as one for the future, and he will hope to make waves next year, probably once Murillo has departed from the club.

Both players will hope to be with the first team in the coming weeks, and Aina will almost certainly get a chance under Dyche very soon.

Forest desperately need Aina back

Aina has been the biggest miss so far this season, with Nicolo Savona not quite as natural at right-back as the Nigerian.

Not only that, but Aina brings brilliant vibes to the dressing room too, and given that confidence is low, that will be useful for Forest to be able to call upon again.

Cunha is a different situation, and perhaps a few more outings for the B-Team should be forthcoming with Murillo and Nikola Milenkovic both established in the team.

Aina is the one though and it’s once again a positive that he got more minutes under his belt, with a first-team return now surely just around the corner.