Nottingham Forest star could miss Europa League second leg

Nottingham Forest star could miss Europa League second leg

Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson could miss the Europa League quarter-final second leg against Porto.

The England international has a personal issue, boss Vitor Pereira says, and is a doubt for the clash at the City Ground.

“Today, he was not able to train,” Pereira said. “He has personal problems and we have to respect.

“We will see, we need to wait.”

Forest are balancing a Premier League survival bid with trying to progress in Europe but Pereira says he has been impressed by the way his players have dealt with the challenge.

“They are working very well,” he said. “This is a very good group. We’re missing some time together to put the things in my way, but this is not an excuse.

“This is a moment to look for our qualities, to be positive, to believe, and to go there and compete.

“I’m hungry to compete, I want to compete and prove myself every day. This is the message for us, for our supporters: let’s go.

“I cannot win games here [in the press conference]. On the pitch, we can win and prove ourselves.”