Nottingham Forest new boy Douglas Luiz might be in line for his Garibaldi debut when Nuno Espirito Santo's men host West Ham United at the City Ground on Sunday.
The former Aston Villa midfielder was an unused substitute in last weekend's 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace following his arrival from Juventus, where he was restricted to just three Serie A starts in the 2024-25 campaign.
Owing to his relative lack of match practice compared to his teammates, Luiz will likely have to hope for minutes off the bench again, but Elliot Anderson - fresh from a first senior England call-up - could still have a new double pivot partner beside him.
Ibrahim Sangare - a loan target for the Hammers - started the draw with Palace, but Santo could now side with the stability of Ryan Yates in front of a settled backline.
Indeed, Murillo, Neco Williams, Ola Aina and Nikola Milenkovic are all poised to continue ahead of Matz Sels, the Golden Glove winner who is still waiting for his first Premier League clean sheet of the season.
Further forward, Dan Ndoye's assist for Callum Hudson-Odoi's equaliser last weekend means that the Swiss attacker has now scored and set up a teammate in his first two games for Forest, and he could now become the first Tricky Trees player in history to register a direct goal involvement in their first three Premier League games for the club.
The 24-year-old and Hudson-Odoi ought to provide the width again, while Morgan Gibbs-White and Chris Wood - who has struck eight Premier League goals vs. West Ham in the past - complete the attack.
Nottingham Forest possible starting lineup:
Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Anderson, Yates; Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood
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