Leeds United face an enormous next Premier League game with the Friday night visit of Nottingham Forest - for which blows have left four men out and six more as doubts.
Fourth-bottom Forest began the weekend sat a place and a point behind fifth-bottom Leeds but Sunday’s 1-1 draw at home to Crystal Palace has seen Sean Dyche’s side join the Whites on 26 points.
The two teams are even level on goal difference, Leeds only above the Reds by virtue of goals scored and both teams six points clear of third-bottom West Ham.
West Ham, though, who visit second-bottom Burnley this weekend, will be provided with some sort of opportunity to close by virtue of Leeds and Forest taking on each other in an absolutely massive six-pointer under the Elland Road lights.
Leeds were unable to lay much of a glove on title favourites Arsenal on Saturday who left Elland Road with a comfortable 4-0 success. Forest looked set for all three points after taking an early lead against Palace yet a massive twist led to the contest finishing all square at one apiece.
Both Leeds and Forest already had key men missing for their weekend games and both sides suffered fresh injury blows in the games themself. Here, we run through the early injury news from both camps which also includes a suspension, leaving four men out and six others doubtful but with a key man now back.
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1. OUT: Chris Wood
The former Leeds striker hasn't featured since October after undergoing surgery on a knee problem at the end of last year. Dyche said last week that Wood was making 'steady progress' on a week by week basis. | Getty Images
2. OUT: Nicolo Savona
Suffered a knee injury towards the end of last month, albeit the severity isn't public. Dyche said last week the 22-year-old full-back will be 'out for a bit of time' and he's expected to miss out on Friday. | Getty Images
3. OUT: Neco Williams
Suspended after receiving a straight red card for his spectacular handball save of an otherwise certain goal in Sunday's 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace. The Welshman will now serve a one-match ban on Friday. With Savona also out, Forest moved to sign German left-back Luca Netz on deadline day. | Bradley Collyer/PA Wire
4. OUT: John Victor
Forest's problems between the sticks are mounting up, with Brazilian keeper John expected to miss the rest of the season following knee surgery. | Martin Rickett/PA Wire
5. DOUBT: Callum Hudson-Odoi
Another fresh Forest blow and another suffered in Sunday's draw against Palace, with Hudson-Odoi taken off at the break having suffered a shoulder injury. The winger was pictured after full-time over the weekend with his arm in a sling and was due for a scan this week. | Getty Images
6. DOUBT: Matz Sels
Another goalkeeper issue, with first-choice Sels taken off alongside Hudson-Odoi at the interval of Sunday's draw against Palace having suffered a suspected groin injury. The severity is unknown but Forest reacted by signing Manchester City third-choice Stefan Ortega on deadline day. | AFP via Getty Images