Callum Hudson-Odoi injury update provided as Nottingham Forest prepare for Bournemouth clash
Nottingham Forest will make a late call on the fitness of winger Callum Hudson-Odoi ahead of their trip to Bournemouth.
The 24-year-old was forced off towards the end of the first half of last Sunday’s 3-2 victory over Southampton. He was replaced by Jota Silva just a few minutes after he had put his team 2-0 up with his third goal of the season.
Head coach Nuno Espirito Santo will assess Hudson-Odoi before his team head south for Saturday’s clash (3pm kick-off). It is a game the Reds go into looking to make it 10 games unbeaten in all competitions.
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“He felt his groin very tight. He was in a lot of pain,” Nuno said of Hudson-Odoi.
“He has been out for a couple of days. We have to assess and see whether he is available or not.”
Forest survived a comeback from the Saints last time out to claim all three points at the City Ground. They are third in the table, level on points with second-placed Arsenal and only six adrift of leaders Liverpool. But Nuno has warned they will face tough opposition in the seventh-placed Cherries, who are pushing for European football themselves.
“It is going to be very tough. They are a very good team. We have faced them before many times and they are always very difficult,” Nuno said.
“They have good players and are very intense. We expect a strong start, so we have to be ready for that.
“We are happy with the performance of the players. They are committed, they are working very hard and they are competing very well. The challenge ahead of us is to sustain these levels of performance.
“Nobody could have predicted the situation. It is due to the bond of the players. They help each other, not only in training but during matches with the way we operate as a team.
“It is not a surprise because we demand. But expectations are clearly there to see.”
