Nottingham Forest are facing a nervous 24-hour wait over the fitness of Morgan Gibbs-White ahead of tomorrow’s Europa League semi-final second leg at Aston Villa.
Forest hold a 1-0 lead from the first leg thanks to a Chris Wood penalty, but Pereira revealed this morning that a “late decision” will be made on his star playmaker following the stitches he required on Monday.
Forest are looking to reach their first major European final since 1980, while Villa are under immense pressure to overturn the deficit.
Unai Emery’s side suffered a 2-1 defeat to Tottenham on Sunday after resting key players, a move that backfired and has left the Villa faithful demanding a response in tomorrow’s “all-Midlands” showdown.
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