Forest v Sunderland Team News
27/08/08 15:31 Filed in: News
Forest are still without Arron Davies (calf), Paul Anderson (thigh), Joe Garner (knee), Lewis McGugan (thigh) and Kelvin Wilson (back).
Nathan Tyson and Andrew Cole are fit only for a place on the bench.
And Colin Calderwood must decide whether to rest Julian Bennett, recovering from a hamstring problem, although the full-back is likely to feature.
Roy Keane is likely to make five changes from the team that won at Spurs, with Darren Ward, Pascal Chimbonda, Carlos Edwards, David Healy and Djibril Cisse coming in.
El Hadji Diouf and Kieran Richardson are likely to be rested altogether.
FOREST (probable): Smith, Chambers, Morgan, Breckin, Bennett, Perch, Moussi, Cohen, McCleary, Earnshaw, Martin. Subs (from): Roberts, Cole, Tyson, Sinclair, Byrne, Thornhill, Heath, Reid, Moloney, Newbold.
SUNDERLAND (probable): Ward, Chimbonda, Nosworthy, Collins, Higginbotham, Edwards, Whitehead, Reid, Stokes, Cisse, Healy. Subs: Gordon, Leadbetter, Miller, Yorke, Diouf, Murphy, Bardsley.
Iain Williamson (Berkshire): Has been busy with the cards already this season, sending off three players and booking ten in his two matches.
But that may not come as a surprise given that he has averaged close to four cards per game over the past four seasons.
When he took charge of Forest's game against Leyton Orient last season, however, the Reds won 4-0 and only a single player was carded.
Djibril Cisse The French international striker marked his Premiership return by scoring the winning goal as a substitute at Spurs at the weekend.
He is likely to start against Forest as Roy Keane looks to improve his match fitness after signing him on loan from Marseille.
Robert Earnshaw v Darren Ward The striker has been Forest's main goal threat this season, with his pace and positional sense. But standing between him and his third goal of the campaign will be fellow Welsh international Darren Ward. The former Forest, Notts and Mansfield keeper is likely to be given a game ahead of Craig Gordon.
Nathan Tyson and Andrew Cole are fit only for a place on the bench.
And Colin Calderwood must decide whether to rest Julian Bennett, recovering from a hamstring problem, although the full-back is likely to feature.
Roy Keane is likely to make five changes from the team that won at Spurs, with Darren Ward, Pascal Chimbonda, Carlos Edwards, David Healy and Djibril Cisse coming in.
El Hadji Diouf and Kieran Richardson are likely to be rested altogether.
FOREST (probable): Smith, Chambers, Morgan, Breckin, Bennett, Perch, Moussi, Cohen, McCleary, Earnshaw, Martin. Subs (from): Roberts, Cole, Tyson, Sinclair, Byrne, Thornhill, Heath, Reid, Moloney, Newbold.
SUNDERLAND (probable): Ward, Chimbonda, Nosworthy, Collins, Higginbotham, Edwards, Whitehead, Reid, Stokes, Cisse, Healy. Subs: Gordon, Leadbetter, Miller, Yorke, Diouf, Murphy, Bardsley.
Iain Williamson (Berkshire): Has been busy with the cards already this season, sending off three players and booking ten in his two matches.
But that may not come as a surprise given that he has averaged close to four cards per game over the past four seasons.
When he took charge of Forest's game against Leyton Orient last season, however, the Reds won 4-0 and only a single player was carded.
Djibril Cisse The French international striker marked his Premiership return by scoring the winning goal as a substitute at Spurs at the weekend.
He is likely to start against Forest as Roy Keane looks to improve his match fitness after signing him on loan from Marseille.
Robert Earnshaw v Darren Ward The striker has been Forest's main goal threat this season, with his pace and positional sense. But standing between him and his third goal of the campaign will be fellow Welsh international Darren Ward. The former Forest, Notts and Mansfield keeper is likely to be given a game ahead of Craig Gordon.