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Forest sweating on fitness of Ryan Yates and Murillo for Brentford game

Nottingham Forest will assess Ryan Yates and Murillo ahead of Saturday’s trip to Brentford.

Midfielder Yates and defender Murillo both limped out of last weekend’s win over Aston Villa, where Forest scored twice in the final few minutes to win 2-1 and move up to fourth in the Premier League.

Boss Nuno Espirito Santo has not ruled them out of the trip to London.

“We have a lot of things to assess and problems we had in the previous game,” Nuno said at his pre-match press conference.

“Someone was speaking about our (positive) record in terms of injuries; he speaks and suddenly we have problems.

“You never know. After a game you have to assess a lot of things. We still have tomorrow to prepare and assess the players, and then go to London.”

Long-term absentees Danilo and Ibrahim Sangare remain on the comeback trail.

Midfielder Danilo has been out since breaking his ankle on the opening day of the season while Sangare suffered a serious hamstring injury not long after.

Nuno added: “Danilo is closer and is working with us. Ibrahim didn’t join the group yet. We need them as soon as possible.”