Leeds United face a Nottingham Forest side this Sunday that are juggling various injury and fitness issues under Sean Dyche.

Daniel Farke has had issues of his own to iron out this week after defeat at Brighton. But, Sean Dyche finds himself needing a turnaround sooner rather than later at Nottingham Forest.

The Reds are in the bottom three as things stand, on their third manager of the season after a turbulent start to the campaign.

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Sean Dyche makes fitness admission about Nottingham Forest after Europa League stalemate

Lineup announcements in the Europa League last night gave a pretty clear indication of where Forest’s priorities lay. Despite having one win in three on the continent, Dyche named seven changes to his side against Sturm Graz, as Elliot Anderson and other key starts dropped out.

It underlined the importance of Sunday’s game against Leeds for the City Ground club, and Dyche spoke after their 0-0 draw with the Austrian side about the shape of his squad at the moment.

Sean Dyche looks on as Nottingham Forest battle through injuries this week. (REUTERS/Borut Zivulovic)

“We’re frustrated we didn’t win the game. We dominated the first half, but we’ve got to score some of those chances, which we didn’t do,” Dyche told Forest’s official site. “We ran out of steam a little bit in the second half, which we expected because we’re a bit threadbare and some of the players haven’t played a lot of football.

“We’ve got to keep working on that and the fitness levels. There certainly wasn’t a lack of effort – it’s the fitness that has to improve, and they’ve locked that in tonight. We have a threadbare squad that has put in a shift and delivered a performance that has at least got us a point.”

Leeds United must take advantage as Sean Dyche laments Nottingham Forest fitness levels

Dyche has clearly taken on a tough gig at Forest, tasked with lifting a side devoid of confidence after two manager departures.

His comments here suggest that his squad is still a clear work in progress. He wants his side to be as fit as possible to perform consistently for 90 minutes.

Their injury dilemmas mean he’s having to name quite a threadbare squad. But, full 90s for Neco Williams, Nikola Milenkovic, Ryan Yates, Ibrahim Sangare and Nicolas Dominguez aren’t helpful for their performance on Sunday.

Add to that James McAtee and Arnaud Kalimuendo being forced off, and Forest all of a sudden have a vulnerable side for Leeds to get at this weekend.

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