Ange Postecoglou confirms devastating Nottingham Forest injury blow ahead of Sunderland
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Ciaran Morrison
Fri 26 September 2025 15:40, UK
Ange Postecoglou is still searching for his first win as Nottingham Forest boss, and he will have to make do without two key players against Sunderland.
Postecoglou will take charge of his first match at the City Ground after four successive away games to begin his tenure.
Nottingham Forest’s 2-2 draw at Real Betis in the Europa League was a positive performance from Postecoglou’s side with Igor Jesus scoring twice.
Sunderland arrive at the City Ground unbeaten in three matches, having only lost away to Burnley in the Premier League so far.
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Defender Ola Aina is out until December with a hamstring injury, and Postecoglou has been handed two further injury blows.
Luiz was substituted at half-time against Betis, also with a hamstring injury, and Postecoglou confirmed that the midfielder will not feature against Sunderland.
Centre-back Murillo is also still out after missing the past three fixtures due to an injury picked up against Arsenal.
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“Murillo is still not where we want him to be.
Jesus was superb up-front against Betis, and the 24-year-old will be pushing for a first Premier League start.
Minutes Played64Goals2Total Shots6Expected Goals1.83Big Chances Missed2Igor Jesus’ stats against Real Betis as per Fotmob.
Chris Wood was an unused substitute against Betis despite scoring 20 goals for Nottingham Forest last season.
The 33-year-old still got the nod over Jesus at Burnley in the last Premier League fixture, but Wood faces tough competition to keep his place in the team.
Postecoglou preferred to put on Dilane Bakwa against Betis over Wood, suggesting he is slipping down the pecking order at the club.