Latest Nottingham Forest news as new head coach Sean Dyche tasked with getting best out of Reds squad
12:00, 01 Nov 2025
Nottingham Forest have a good squad in place but have not got the results to show it so far this season
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Nottingham Forest have a good squad in place but have not got the results to show it so far this season(Image: Getty)
A free week will have provided new head coach Sean Dyche more time to run the rule over his Nottingham Forest squad.
Two games in quick succession made it a busy first week for Dyche following his appointment last Tuesday. The Reds triumphed over Porto in the Europa League then lost 2-0 away to Bournemouth on Sunday.
Manchester United are the visitors today (3pm kick-off) for Dyche's third match in charge. With no midweek fixture in the build-up to this one, the Forest boss has been able to spend time on the training ground with his group.
As with predecessors Ange Postecoglou and Nuno Espirito Santo, the new man faces the challenge of helping the Reds' summer additions to settle. Thirteen signings were made during the last transfer window - albeit Cuiabano immediately went back to Botafogo on loan - and the newcomers have had mixed success so far this season.
On paper, Dyche has a very good squad to work with. However, results have not reflected the talent Forest have in their ranks.
In addition to helping some of those players still adapting to English football to find their feet, Dyche needs to get the best out of some of his key men. The likes of Matz Sels, Chris Wood and Morgan Gibbs-White are yet to hit the kind of heights they managed last term.
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The club made it a priority to get several of their prized assets tied down to new contracts earlier this year. They will want to see an upturn in fortunes soon, following a disappointing start to the campaign.
Below is a look at when the contract of every member of the Reds squad is due to expire. Contract lengths were not always disclosed when a player signed.
2026: Omar Richards (on loan at Rio Ave), Willy Boly, Angus Gunn, Douglas Luiz (on loan from Juventus), Oleksandr Zinchenko (on loan from Arsenal).
2027: Matz Sels, Taiwo Awoniyi, Chris Wood.
2028: Ola Aina, Eric da Silva Moreira (on loan at Rio Ave), Tyler Bindon (on loan at Sheffield United), Ryan Yates, Morgan Gibbs-White, Nicolas Dominguez, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Ibrahim Sangare, Jota Silva (on loan at Besiktas), John Victor.
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2029: Zach Abbott, Neco Williams, Murillo, Nikola Milenkovic, David Carmo (on loan at Real Oviedo), Morato, Elliot Anderson, Igor Jesus, Cuiabano (on loan at Botafogo).
2030: Jair Cunha, Dan Ndoye, Omari Hutchinson, James McAtee, Arnaud Kalimuendo, Nicolo Savona, Dilane Bakwa.
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