Lewis Grabban back for Forest

Posted Friday, March 29, 2019 by PA

Nottingham Forest have striker Lewis Grabban available for Swansea’s visit to the City Ground.

Grabban has missed five games for play-off-chasing Forest with an Achilles injury and was able to step up his fitness during the international break.

Matty Cash is also fit after his own Achilles problem, but Sam Byram (knee), Michael Dawson (hamstring) and Michael Hefele (Achilles) are not quite ready to return.

Portuguese defender Tobias Figueiredo has returned to training after suffering a blood clot in his leg, but is still some way from making his first appearance for Reds boss Martin O’Neill.

Swansea welcome back top goalscorer Oli McBurnie after illness.

McBurnie missed Swansea’s three games before the international break, including the FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Manchester City, but the 18-goal marksman did start Scotland’s Euro 2020 qualifying defeat to Kazakhstan last week.

Defender Joe Rodon is in contention for the first time since breaking his foot in January, but Leroy Fer (hamstring) remains out and is to have a scan to determine when he is likely to return.

Back-up goalkeeper Erwin Mulder is likely to miss the rest of the season after breaking a finger, so young German Steven Benda will understudy Kristoffer Nordfeldt.