'We want to compete on both fronts' - Wood

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Striker Chris Wood has said Nottingham Forest are keen to move forward in both the Premier League and in Europe, before the second leg of their Europa League quarter-final against Porto at the City Ground (20:00 BST).

Vitor Pereira's side drew 1-1 in Portugal last week, with Wood playing his first minutes since October after recovering from knee surgery.

"We've got a lot of big games coming up over the next eight weeks, one of them is [Thursday] and one on Sunday [against Burnley]," Wood said, speaking at a news conference on Wednesday.

"The boss has talked about having that squad balance. No matter who is selected, [they] should be ready to play and be 100% because we want to compete on both fronts and we've got the squad to do. But we know it's going to be a tough game [against Porto] and a tough game on Sunday.

"I believe whoever the manager picks will be ready to go and ready to fight, ready to put in a good performance."

On how he has perceived the situation at Forest, who are also in the battle to avoid relegation from the Premier League, Wood added: "It has been a tough season, there has been a lot of change and a lot of upheaval at times but there has also been a lot of positivity - we're in a quarter-final of a European competition.

"We're very much happy to be in this place and giving ourselves the opportunity to progress here at the City Ground.

"We'd like to be higher up in the Premier League but that's life. We are where we are and it's about doing the business to make sure we're here next season."