{"id":635532,"date":"2024-02-07T08:42:53","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T13:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=635532"},"modified":"2024-02-07T08:42:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T13:42:53","slug":"nottingham-forest-chris-wood-injury-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/02\/07\/nottingham-forest-chris-wood-injury-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Troubles Mount for Nottingham Forest as \u2018Brilliant\u2019 Forward Set to Miss Extended Period of Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nottingham Forest\u2019s top scorer this season, Chris Wood, looks set to miss an extended period of time, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JPercyTelegraph\/status\/1754535422816870606\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Percy<\/a> of The Telegraph. The New Zealand international could now miss at least eight Premier League games.<\/p>\n<h2>Chris Wood Injured for up to Eight Weeks<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bad news for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nffc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#nffc<\/a>. Leading scorer Chris Wood is set to miss up to 7\/8 weeks with a hamstring injury (which could be a possible 8 Premier League matches). Wood injury could see Forest consider whether Divock Origi now completes his season-long loan<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Percy (@JPercyTelegraph) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JPercyTelegraph\/status\/1754535422816870606?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Nottingham Forest Light in Attack<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Wood\u2019s injury leaves Forest short of attacking options. Taiwo Awoniyi has only recently returned from a groin injury, playing 90 minutes against AFC Bournemouth. The Nigerian striker has been injury-prone since joining the Reds, so his minutes will have to be managed carefully.<\/p>\n<p>Rodrigo Ribeiro joined on loan from Sporting CP on deadline day. The 18-year-old striker is another option for Nuno Espirito Santo, given the absence of Wood.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/01\/31\/nottingham-forest-players-afco\/\" target=\"_self\">Nottingham Forest Players at AFCON: The State of Play<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Divock Origi has struggled for minutes during his loan spell at Forest. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/gianlucadimarzio.com\/it\/milan-origi-los-angeles-calciomercato-news\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gianluca Di Marzio<\/a>, Origi is in talks to move to Los Angeles FC, however, the extent of Wood\u2019s injury may force Forest to reassess. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JPercyTelegraph\/status\/1754535422816870606\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Percy<\/a> also said: \u201cWood injury could see Forest consider whether Divock Origi now completes his season-long loan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch: <\/strong>Football Fans Are Being Lied To<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Football Fans Are Being Lied To\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hEQkQsNQGzo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Chris Wood&#8217;s Season so Far<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The 32-year-old has scored nine goals and registered one assist in his 24 appearances in all competitions this season. This includes his Boxing Day hat-trick against his former club, Newcastle United.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/01\/26\/morgan-gibbs-white-newcastle-united-linked\/\" target=\"_self\">\u2018Scouted Extensively\u2019: Newcastle United Linked With Nottingham Forest Man<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nuno acknowledged Wood\u2019s injury in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nottinghamforest.co.uk\/news\/2024\/february\/05\/nuno-provides-team-news-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">press conference<\/a> ahead of the FA Cup clash against Bristol City on Wednesday, February 7. He said: \u201cHe (Wood) is out. He is going to be out for some time. Hopefully not a long time, but let\u2019s see. We are frustrated but this happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If Wood is out for eight Premier League matches, then the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/sport\/football\/chris-wood-hat-trick-inspires-nottingham-forest-to-win-at-newcastle-united\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;brilliant&#8221;<\/a> striker\u2019s next game could be against Tottenham Hotspur away on April 4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nottingham Forest\u2019s top scorer this season, Chris Wood, looks set to miss an extended period of time, according to John Percy of The Telegraph. The New Zealand international could now miss at least eight Premier League games. Chris Wood Injured for up to Eight Weeks Bad news for #nffc. 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