Overview
- Everton won 3-0 at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, with a Nikola Milenkovic own goal followed by strikes from Thierno Barry and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
- Ryan Yates, introduced at half-time, was forced off about 15 minutes later with a suspected hamstring issue and will undergo scans.
- Sean Dyche kept the same XI that beat Wolves, then made a triple half-time change that failed to alter a performance he said lacked the required edge.
- Centre-back Murillo remained unavailable as he recovers from a hamstring problem and a recent virus, with Dyche hopeful of a training return early next week.
- Forest now prepare for a Europa League match at Utrecht with rotation options constrained by fresh and ongoing injuries.