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 have a good time along with his team-mates following the 4-2 penalty shoot-out win within the FA Cup fourth-round tie however his availability for Saturday will depend on whether or not assessments affirm he suffered a concussion.
If the outcomes decide he did, he will probably 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 stated: “We’re ready on clearances from the concussion protocols. I’m not certain if he going to be accessible or not [for Fulham].
“He seems to be okay. He smiled, he’s in ache, however in these conditions we have now to watch out. The suitable protocols, two or three days to calm 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 this time too. He was a part of the classes and we nonetheless have tomorrow to evaluate him and in addition a number of gamers as a consequence of knocks.
“I’m optimistic that [he will be in contention to be in the squad against Fulham] however we nonetheless have to be certain he’s 100%. Let’s look ahead to tomorrow.”
Forest have overachieved this season – they sit third within the Premier League, three factors behind second-placed Arsenal – partly as a consequence of conserving key gamers match and Nuno says it’s his job to seek out solutions when accidents happen.
He stated: “I don’t have to consider [injuries] when it doesn’t occur. When it occurs, we have now to seek out options. That’s what is vital for us.
“We now have options relating to the depth of the squad. Will probably be higher if we are able to maintain 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 vital factor is we have now stability and an excellent squad.”
