Chris Wood is being considered for a long-awaited return to action on Friday when Nottingham Forest’s B team meet Newcastle. Forest’s top scorer last season with 20 goals, Wood has not played since October due to a knee injury and he has been missed desperately. The club are above the relegation zone on goal difference alone and travel to fellow strugglers Tottenham on Sunday. Morgan Gibbs-White is Forest’s top scorer in the league this season, with eight goals, and Forest have managed only 28 all campaign. Chris Wood meets Forest boss Vitor Pereira on the training groundWood has been working outdoors in recent weeks and though he had yet to rejoin his team-mates in full training, boss Vitor Pereira has been encouraged by his progress.

Source: Metro March 20, 2026 11:18 UTC