Nottingham Forest captain Ryan Yates will be hoping to start for the Reds tonight as Malmö arrive at the City Ground.
Yates has been restricted in terms of minutes on the pitch this season, and with Sean Dyche expected to make some changes tonight, that could be music to the ears of the captain.
The 28-year-old came on in the closing stages of the 3-0 win over Liverpool at the weekend, and his role in the Premier League has been somewhat adapted in recent months.
Still, Yates is one of the fan favourites, and as the sole member of the promotion-winning campaign, he has the utmost respect from the supporters for what he’s achieved at the football club.
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Ryan Yates praises Nottingham Forest talent
It’s been a strange old season with Forest having three managers, and the form is only just starting to resemble something remotely positive.
The win over Liverpool at the weekend has given everyone associated with Forest a huge lift at the perfect time, with a strong run of games now on the horizon.
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Lots of players are waiting patiently for minutes, but one of the stars of the show in the last two games has been Omari Hutchinson, with the player producing eye-catching cameos against Leeds and Liverpool.
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Yates is a huge fan, it would seem and has now told the club’s official website that he’s busy keeping other players on their toes by producing the goods from the bench.
The captain said: “He’s a great player, he’s another young player who has come in, and we’ve got so many of them. He’s a really great player, we’ve signed a few, this is the best squad we’ve had since promotion and the lads know now that if you’re not performing, you’re going to be on the bench.”
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It’s a complete travesty that Nuno Espirito Santo decided not to include Hutchinson – Forest’s record signing – in the squad for the Europa League.
With his minutes in the Premier League coming at a premium, playing in Europe would be ideal for the youngster to keep his match sharpness up.
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If Forest progress to the next stage of the competition, Hutchinson would be allowed to be registered and surely Dyche is already thinking about doing just that.
At 22-years-old there is time on the side of Hutchinson and it’s great to see that his performances for the Reds of late clearly indicate that he’s not too down in the doldrums.