{"id":91983,"date":"2025-05-11T05:53:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T05:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/91983\/"},"modified":"2025-05-11T05:53:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T05:53:14","slug":"nottingham-forest-predicted-xi-to-face-leicester-city-as-murillo-faces-late-fitness-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/91983\/","title":{"rendered":"Nottingham Forest predicted XI to face Leicester City as Murillo faces late fitness test"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Every point counts at the end of the season as Nottingham Forest chase Champions League football, with the first of three huge fixtures being the visit of Leicester City.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Michael Dawson still backs Forest\u2019s Champions League push<\/a> as we enter the final weeks of the season, but three points are a must in every remaining fixture.<\/p>\n

Forest are planning a big summer spree<\/a> regardless of their European fate, but the Champions League remains the dream as Nuno Espirito Santo\u2019s<\/a> side aim to set up a final-day showdown with Chelsea.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Leicester City first, though, and the Forest manager<\/a> has an anxious wait to see if one of his most influential stars will be fit enough to play a part.<\/p>\n

\"PhotoPhoto by Alex Pantling\/Getty ImagesNottingham Forest team news vs Leicester City<\/p>\n

Ahead of the clash, it was revealed that Murillo is fighting to be fit for Leicester<\/a> after picking up a knock against Crystal Palace on Monday, something Espirito Santo discussed in his pre-match press conference.<\/p>\n

Espirito Santo said: \u201cHe [Murillo] has been able to do part of the training sessions. But we still have to assess him better tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Another star who certainly won\u2019t be available is Callum Hudson-Odoi<\/a>. His absence will be more extensive after Hudson-Odoi picked up a hamstring injury<\/a>, something Espirito Santo offered an update on.<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cHe is improving, but he is not going to be available for this game. Hopefully he can feature again this season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite Murillo\u2019s<\/a> fitness uncertainty, Nottingham Forest News<\/strong> is predicting Espirito Santo to name the same side that earned a point against Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n

Nottingham Forest predicted line-up against Leicester City<\/p>\n

GK: Matz Sels<\/strong> \u2013 The Belgian will be hoping for a 14th clean sheet to strengthen his lead in the race for the Premier League Golden Glove.<\/p>\n

RB: Ola Aina<\/strong> \u2013 Aina is fit and firing again after his injury, producing a stronger performance against Palace after a shaky return in the defeat to Brentford.<\/p>\n

CB: Nikola Milenkovic<\/strong> \u2013 Murillo\u2019s fitness is in doubt, so the reliability of Milenkovic will be crucial against Leicester.<\/p>\n

CB: Murillo<\/strong> \u2013 With Nuno revealing he has been involved in training, Murillo will hopefully pass late fitness tests to keep Forest\u2019s defence stable in the crucial final stages of the season.<\/p>\n

LB: Neco Williams<\/strong> \u2013 Forest\u2019s first-choice defence will be completed by Williams, who claimed the assist for Murillo\u2019s flicked equaliser against Palace.<\/p>\n

CM: Ibrahim Sangare<\/strong> \u2013 Forest fans raved about Sangare<\/a> for his Palace performance, earning him a rare successive start.<\/p>\n

CM: Nicolas Dominguez<\/strong> \u2013 Providing the energy alongside Sangare\u2019s composure, Reds fans were fans of this pair\u2019s partnership on Monday.<\/p>\n

RW: Anthony Elanga<\/strong> \u2013 Elanga has a crucial role to play in the final games of the season, needing to support Chris Wood up front in the absence of Hudson-Odoi.<\/p>\n

CAM: Morgan Gibbs-White<\/strong> \u2013 Like the Swede, Gibbs-White will play a crucial role in Forest\u2019s Champions League hopes, with Leicester a perfect chance to find his form.<\/p>\n

LW: Elliot Anderson<\/strong> \u2013 Espirito Santo seems to prefer using Anderson in these roles rather than the likes of Ramon Sosa and Jota Silva, so we expect him to do the same on Sunday.<\/p>\n

ST: Chris Wood<\/strong> \u2013 One away from 20 league goals, Wood re-finding his goalscoring form would be very much welcome for the team and from his personal perspective.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Every point counts at the end of the season as Nottingham Forest chase Champions League football, with the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":91984,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[748,393,4884,43535,12,1144,712,16,15,1764],"class_list":{"0":"post-91983","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-murillo","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-northern-ireland","14":"tag-scotland","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom","17":"tag-wales"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114487650166518661","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}