Ola Aina will miss the Aston Villa trip on Saturday at Nottingham Forest – having a headache for boss Nuno Espirito Santo, who can’t get a defender position.
Aina suffered a calf injury on the city ground 1-0 on Tuesday night and has been ruled out in the Villa Park clash.
However, this is not a serious setback, Nuno suggests that so far the defenders can return to the game against Everton on April 12.
The Portuguese said: “When a calf is injured, it is always difficult and we have to give him time. We don’t have a definite schedule, and that’s his ability to recover.
“Some players spend more time and others will have fewer players. We will evaluate him. He will definitely go out to the villa because he will be a question. Besides that, we will evaluate him. I’m sure we will see him again. [before the end of the season].
“He’s already done the scan and he’s going to go out for a while. It’s a big blow. We’ll miss his qualities, his talents and routines that have been encountered with teammates. We’ll miss him.”
🗣️ “He is going out, we will miss him”
Nottingham Forest owner Nuno Espirito Santo said Ola Aina will appear due to the Mavericks’ injury.
Chris Wood will be assessed, Callum Hudson-Odoi is suitable for returning to Saturday’s match against Aston Villa pic.twitter.com/4jadhp8tpu
– Sky Sports News (@skysportsnews) April 3, 2025
Insufficient forests
Now, the Forest has a problem with the defender, and Alex Moreno is not qualified to face his parents clubs Villa and Eric Moreira, but not exactly suitable.
“[Moreno] Nuno added: “We will have to find other solutions. He performed well when he came [against United]. But he can’t fight Vera.
“Moreira has been injured in the Under-19 national team under 19. He has been out for two or three weeks. He is now back in the group in a solo meeting. For this game, it will be very nervous for him.
“With Ola’s out we will try to find solutions to the problems we’re having. Ola’s absence is a big problem and we’ll miss him, but we have to find solutions.
“Our training courses are very light in terms of load. We will look for solutions tomorrow.”
Crossing the central region on Saturday. 👊 pic.twitter.com/qj8vkioy8x
— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) April 3, 2025
Nuno waits on the wood
Aina has been one of the Forest’s outstanding players in an amazing season and may end up in the Champions League qualification next season.
The other is forward Chris Wood, who can return on the weekend after an injury to New Zealand’s international duties.
“We are evaluating him. It will be daily. Hopefully tomorrow will be better and he continues to improve.”
The win for Manchester United was presented by Anthony Elanga’s outstanding solo goal, and Forest strengthened them in third place in the Premier League.
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