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Nottingham Forest are awaiting the outcomes of concussion checks on Taiwo Awoniyi to find out whether or not the striker can face Fulham this weekend.
Awoniyi sustained a damaged nostril in a problem with Exeter goalkeeper Joe Whitworth on Tuesday evening and was handled for over 10 minutes on the sector at St James’ Park earlier than departing on a stretcher.
He did emerge after the sport to rejoice together with his team-mates following the 4-2 penalty shoot-out win within the FA Cup fourth-round tie however his availability for Saturday relies on whether or not assessments verify he suffered a concussion.
If the outcomes decide he did, he can be dominated out for 12 days as per the protocol and received’t return till the sport in opposition to Newcastle on February 23 on the earliest.
Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo mentioned: “We’re ready on clearances from the concussion protocols. I’m not positive if he going to be accessible or not [for Fulham].
“He appears okay. He smiled, he’s in ache, however in these conditions we now have to watch out. The proper protocols, two or three days to quiet down and we’ll see if he’s accessible.”
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Nuno added: “He’s progressing. He joined the group yesterday and at the moment too. He was a part of the periods and we nonetheless have tomorrow to evaluate him and likewise a whole lot of gamers on account of knocks.
“I’m constructive that [he will be in contention to be in the squad against Fulham] however we nonetheless must be positive he’s 100%. Let’s watch for tomorrow.”
Forest have overachieved this season – they sit third within the Premier League, three factors behind second-placed Arsenal – partly on account of conserving key gamers match and Nuno says it’s his job to search out solutions when accidents happen.
He mentioned: “I don’t have to consider [injuries] when it doesn’t occur. When it occurs, we now have to search out options. That’s what is essential for us.
“We’ve got options in the case of the depth of the squad. It will likely be higher if we are able to preserve everybody wholesome until the tip of the season and we are able to compete in each competitions until the tip. We don’t function on ‘ifs’. The essential factor is we now have stability and a great squad.”
