Baily Cargill could be in contention make his first start of the season as Forest Green take on Crawley.The defender came on as a late second-half substitute in Forest Green’s 2-1 win over Rochdale in midweek after being on the sidelines through injury.Jordan Moore-Taylor and Josh March are getting closer to match fitness and could be considered for the weekend.Udoka Godwin-Malife suffered...Full Story »

Stoke will again be waiting on the fitness of Mario Vrancic ahead of Saturday’s Sky Bet Championship clash with Nottingham Forest.The Bosnia and Herzegovina midfielder missed Tuesday’s 3-1 win at Swansea due to a tight hamstring and will be a doubt once more for the weekend battle with Forest.Sam Clucas will be expected to keep his place after netting at Swansea.Steven Fletcher could...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest suffered a third straight Championship defeat as Blackburn claimed a 2-1 win at the City Ground.Philip Zinckernagel looked to have earned Chris Hughton’s side a point when he hammered Forest level in the 69th minute, to cancel out Daniel Ayala’s goal, which had come two minutes into the second half.But Hughton finds himself under pressure after Darragh Lenihan&rsquo...Full Story »

Forest Green boss Rob Edwards is hopeful Udoka Godwin-Malife’s injury will not keep him sidelined too long.The defender was carried off on a stretcher while wearing an oxygen mask late on in his side’s 2-1 win at Rochdale in League Two.Godwin-Malife went down after an innocuous-looking collision near the halfway line and Edwards revealed his player had suffered a collarbone injury.Ed...Full Story »

Forest Green’s 2-1 victory at Rochdale in was marred by serious injury to Udoka Godwin-Malife late in the League Two game.There was a lengthy stoppage late on as the defender was carried off on a stretcher while wearing an oxygen mask following an innocuous-looking collision near the halfway line.The visitors had taken the lead against the run of play in the 34th minute when Matt Done made...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest boss Chris Hughton could freshen up his team as they go in search of their first Sky Bet Championship points of the new season against Blackburn.Lewis Grabban, back following a period of self-isolation, Alex Mighten and midfielder Joao Carvalho all came off the bench during the second half of Saturday’s 2-1 home defeat by Bournemouth, so could come into contention.Tobias ...Full Story »

Ten-man Bournemouth held out for a 2-1 win at Nottingham Forest as goals from David Brooks and Philip Billing helped them edge a tight contest at the City Ground.Brooks put the Cherries in front in the 28th minute with a nice finish and, while Scott McKenna’s header cancelled that out three minutes after half-time, Scott Parker’s men took the lead again through another well-taken goa...Full Story »

Rory Holden could return for Walsall when they take on Forest Green.The playmaker has been out with injury but was able to train with the rest of the team this week.Joss Labadie could be a doubt for the Saddlers after limping off during their midweek defeat to Doncaster in the Carabao Cup.Hayden White is not expected to feature as he recovers from injury.Baily Cargill could be up for selection f...Full Story »

Loic Mbe Soh is a doubt for Nottingham Forest ahead of their Championship game against Bournemouth.The defender was forced off at half-time during the season opener at Coventry with a groin issue and did not feature in Forest’s 2-1 win against Bradford in the Carabao Cup.There are also doubts concerning Joe Worrall, who is suffering a calf injury, and Lewis Grabban, who has returned to tra...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest manager Chris Hughton hailed the character of his young players after they held out for a 2-1 Carabao Cup victory over Bradford.Hughton included seven players aged under 21 or younger in his team, with six making their debut for the Championship outfit.Every one of them played their part, however, in helping the team take a 2-0 lead courtesy of Joao Carvalho’s first-half ...Full Story »

Joao Carvalho’s first goals since November 2019 proved sufficient for Nottingham Forest to see off Bradford 2-1 in the first round of the Carabao Cup.The Portuguese midfielder, returning to Forest after spending last season on loan at Spanish second division side Almeria, bagged a first-half brace with Callum Cooke’s 54th-minute free kick failing to spark a comeback from the Bantams....Full Story »

Lewis Thomas was Forest Green’s penalty shootout hero as the League Two side stunned Championship Bristol City in the first round of the Carabao Cup.Regan Hendry equalised for the hosts deep into stoppage time as the game went to spot-kicks after a 2-2 draw.And with Rovers leading 6-5, Thomas dived the right way to keep out Cameron Pring’s kick.Two goals from striker Saikou Janneh on...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest boss Chris Hughton will be hoping for some positive news on the fitness front as they look to bounce back from their agonising late defeat to Coventry when they take on Bradford in the Carabao Cup.Forest’s final two pre-season fixtures were disrupted by Covid-19 and striker Lewis Grabban was forced to miss Sunday’s Championship opener at Coventry due to self-isolati...Full Story »

Opi Edwards’ hamstring problem is likely to keep him out of Forest Green’s Carabao Cup tie against his former club Bristol City.Fellow defender Baily Cargill and forward Josh March are also unlikely to be fit to face the Sky Bet Championship side but manager Rob Edwards is hopeful some of that injured trio could be ready by the weekend.Sadou Diallo, a summer arrival from Accrington, ...Full Story »

Elliott Whitehouse will be the only absentee for Forest Green’s season opener against newly-promoted Sutton.Whitehouse sustained a knee injury towards the end of last season and will be unavailable for the game at The Fully Charged New Lawn.Jamille Matt missed the end of last season due to injury but will be available on Saturday.New arrivals Opi Edwards, Sadou Diallo, Regan Hendry and Ben...Full Story »

Coventry could hand debuts to a number of their new signings when they face Nottingham Forest in their Championship opener on Sunday.Former Derby striker Martyn Waghorn could lead the line for City for the first time, while fellow new boys Ian Maatsen and Simon Moore will hope to be involved.Ben Sheaf and Viktor Gyokeres, who enjoyed loan spells with the Sky Blues last season, have joined on a p...Full Story »

Forest Green are expected to give Jamille Matt a starting spot as they attempt to overturn a two-goal semi-final play-off deficit against Newport on Sunday.Matt had been expected to miss the rest of the season after suffering a gruesome hand injury at the end of March.But the Rovers striker came off the bench in the final 15 minutes of the first leg and looks set to start against his former club...Full Story »

Newport skipper Joss Labadie is available to face Forest Green in the first leg of the League Two play-off semi-finals despite having eight stitches in a leg wound.It was initially feared the midfielder might miss the rest of the campaign after suffering a nasty gash to his knee during the Exiles’ 1-1 draw at Southend on May 8, but he has been cleared to play.Central defender Priestley Far...Full Story »