Forest Round-Up, Wednesday 21st October: Gibbs-White Injury Doubt as Glasner's Men Prepare to End Losing Run at Ipswich
Nottingham Forest are preparing for Friday's Premier League trip to Portman Road as they look to end a run of three straight defeats, according to the Nottingham Post (Nottingham Post). Head coach Oliver Glasner faced the media ahead of the game and was quizzed on a number of topics, including a question about owner Evangelos Marinakis described as coming amid a Forest 'thunderstorm' (Nottingham Post), while a separate report looked at the bigger picture question put to Glasner ahead of the crunch clash (Nottingham Post). Forest's press conference was also covered in more detail by the Nottingham Post (Nottingham Post).
The main team news concerns Morgan Gibbs-White, who missed Forest's recent 1-0 loss through a muscular injury (Sports Mole). The Nottingham Post reports that an injury update has been provided on the midfielder ahead of the Ipswich game (Nottingham Post), and Sports Mole say Forest are hopeful he can recover in time to start at Portman Road (Sports Mole). Sports Mole have also published their predicted lineups for both sides, with Ipswich boss Gary O'Neil potentially able to name an unchanged side after his team's recent 3-2 result (Sports Mole), while Forest's possible XI centres on the Gibbs-White decision (Sports Mole). Sports Mole's general preview of the fixture also covers predictions and team news for the Friday night clash (Sports Mole).
On the performance front, the Nottingham Post looked at how defender Murillo responded to a challenge from Glasner by playing well at both ends of the pitch during the defeat to Arsenal at the City Ground, acting as both a defensive "brick wall" and an attacking outlet (Nottingham Post).
There was also a VAR talking point from Forest's recent game with Crystal Palace. BBC Sport report that the Premier League's Key Match Incidents Panel ruled that Palace's second goal against Forest should have been disallowed on the field for handball, though the panel backed the video assistant referee's decision not to intervene (BBC Sport).
Away from the first team, Forest's B Team narrowly lost to Wealdstone, as confirmed by the club's official website (NottinghamForest.co.uk). Fans looking for help with their fantasy football squads can also check out the club's latest Forest FPL picks (NottinghamForest.co.uk).
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