Guy Moussi News Today

HarryfromBath assesses the mood in the opposition camp ahead of Saturdays game by delving into their forums.

Boss Roy Keane is waiting on the fitness of Hungarian international keeper Márton Fülöp ahead of Saturday’s trip to his old club Nottingham Forest. Fülöp has a back injury and missed the Watford game in midweek, but Keane says he has no problem if Brian Murphy is again required between the sticks.

Town have had a £1 million offer for striker Ched Evans rebuffed by Sheffield United, according to reports this morning. The Wales international has been linked with the Blues on a number of occasions

The Athletic's data team has trawled Europe for a player to match Forest's No 6 needs

Blues boss Paul Jewell has revealed that Nottingham Forest midfielder Guy Moussi’s proposed switch to Town broke down due to the 26-year-old Frenchman’s sister or mum persuading him not to move to Suffolk. Holding midfielder Moussi was out of contract in the summer and was close to joining the Blues before signing a new deal at the City Ground.

Town fell to their second 3-2 defeat in two games as Nottingham Forest netted twice in the last six minutes to come from behind to deny the Blues their first win at the City Ground for 12 years. Danny Collins scored two goals in a game for the first time in his professional career, putting the Blues in front twice, but Robbie Findley equalised for the home side before the break, then Joel Lynch and Marcus Tudgay netted another leveller and the winner in injury time.

Boss Paul Jewell will be weighing up whether to stick with his diamond formation or make a change to his system when the Blues take on Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Saturday. Town are again without central defenders Ibrahma Sonko and Damien Delaney and striker Daryl Murphy, but midfielder Lee Bowyer and frontman Nathan Ellington are both fit again and Tamás Priskin has made it back from Hungary.

Nottingham Forest host West Ham United in the Premier League on Sunday eight years on from their last win over the Irons.

Town boss Paul Jewell has confirmed that former Middlesbrough, Hull, Coventry and Aston Villa midfielder George Boateng was training with the Blues last week,

Nottingham Forest are interested in signing Moussa Niakhate this summer, which could see the Mainz ace become the club’s 12th French player.