Overview
- Ryan Yates, Arnaud Kalimuendo and Nikola Milenkovic scored in a comfortable home win at the City Ground.
- The result delivered a third straight victory and a five-match unbeaten run, moving Forest into 16th and play-off contention.
- Sean Dyche made seven changes from the Liverpool win to manage workload during a congested schedule.
- Morgan Gibbs-White was ruled out with a minor issue, with injuries also sidelining Chris Wood, Douglas Luiz, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Taiwo Awoniyi, Angus Gunn, Aaron Bott and Ola Aina.
- Academy defender Zach Abbott started in Europe and impressed as Dyche stressed a one-game-at-a-time mentality and the value of minutes for the squad.