No fresh concerns for Forest

Posted Tuesday, January 30, 2018 by PA

Nottingham Forest will have an unchanged squad for the visit of Preston.

The Reds incurred no new injury problems as they went out of the FA Cup at Hull on Saturday. Mustapha Carayol and Andreas Bouchalakis were both withdrawn at half-time at the KCOM Stadium but their substitutions were for tactical reasons.

Midfielder Liam Bridcutt is unavailable again as he completes a two-match suspension.

Striker Daryl Murphy has yet to play in 2018 and he remains out.

Preston boss Alex Neil could make wholesale changes once again after using the depth of his squad for Saturday’s 1-0 FA Cup fourth-round defeat at Sheffield United.

Neil retained only three of the men who had started the previous league game – Paul Huntington, Tom Clarke and Daniel Johnson – for the trip to Bramall Lane and is likely to restore several of those who were left out.

Striker Jordan Hugill was used as a substitute after being given the all-clear following a head injury and midfielder Ben Pearson has returned to training after a knock and could be included in the squad.

Tommy Spurr also made the bench following a knee problem, while Callum Woods (calf) and Darnell Fisher (hip) are also close.