- Reds side to face Everton confirmed
- Wood makes first Forest start since mid-March
- Three Forest changes this afternoon
Chris Wood returns to the Nottingham Forest starting XI this afternoon as the Reds face Everton at The City Ground.
Wood makes his first Forest start since our 4-2 win at Ipswich Town before the international break before sustaining a hip injury whilst representing New Zealand, leading to his absence in the Reds' last three fixtures.
Jota and Álex Moreno also start for the Reds to round off the three changes from Forest's match against Aston Villa last Saturday, with Anthony Elanga, Morato and Ryan Yates all names on the substitutes' on Trentside.
Matz Sels continues between the sticks behind a central defensive pairing of Murillo and Nikola Milenković.
The full-back positions are filled by Neco Williams on the right and Moreno on the left. Elliot Anderson and Nicolás Domínguez start in the middle of the park behind Morgan Gibbs-White who skippers the Reds this afternoon.
Jota starts on the flank with Callum Hudson-Odoi on the opposite channel. Wood leads the Forest attack.
The visitors have made three changes for today's match, with Armando Broja, Vitalii Mykolenko and James Garner all starting at The City Ground.
Team news
Forest
Sels, Williams, Milenković, Murillo, Moreno, Domínguez, Anderson, Gibbs-White (C), Jota, Hudson-Odoi, Wood.
Substitutes: Miguel, Morato, Sangaré, Elanga, Yates, Sosa, Danilo, Boly, Abbott.
Everton
Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski (C), Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Gana, Garner, Doucoure, Harrison, Ndiaye, Broja.
Substitutes: Virginia, Patterson, Keane, McNeil, Beto, Chermiti, Young, Coleman, Alcaraz, Iroegbunam.