Injured Nottingham Forest midfield duo ruled out of Newcastle United test but Ward-Prowse returns

In-form Nottingham Forest are putting the finishing touches to their preparations for tomorrow's meeting with Newcastle United. Forest enter the clash in fine fettle, having won three on the bounce to move up to third in the Premier League.

Nuno Espirito Santo's team have taken 19 points from their opening 10 fixtures, losing just once. Nuno will be able to call upon James Ward-Prowse again for the Magpies tussle at the City Ground on Sunday, kick-off 2pom. The England international was ineligible to face his parent club West Ham United last time out.

But the Forest chief will definitely be without Danilo and Ibrahima Sangare. The duo are long-term injury absentees.

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Midfielder Danilo suffered a broken ankle in the early stages of their opening-day draw with Bournemouth. Danilo landed awkwardly after challenging for the ball and was forced to undergo surgery. Forest are hopeful he will return to training next month.

Sangare, meanwhile, is on the mend from hamstring surgery. The midfielder suffered the knock prior to the September international break.

When asked about Danilo and Sangare last week, Nuno said: “They are getting better day by day. They don’t stop working because they do treatment and work on other fitness aspects. They are both on track.”

Nuno scooped the October manager of the month award following Forest's superb start to the campaign. "I'm very proud of the way we've been doing things," he said. "All of us - starting from the owner to the staff in the training ground. Everybody has been working very hard and it's very nice to be recognised. I think it's an effort from the club."