What Nuno Espirito Santo said about Willy Boly’s injury...

Due to their great season opening performance, Nottingham Forest is comfortably positioned in the top half of the standings.

Having won their first two games away from the City Ground, Forest will have another chance on Sunday, this time at three points.

Given that his squad has already accumulated eight points in the current campaign, Nuno Espirito Santo must be pleased with how things are going.

But in terms of injuries,, the Reds have already encountered several worrisome problems, so it hasn’t exactly been a pleasant start.

Nuno has given an injury report ahead of the game this coming weekend on the south coast, where Forest is hoping to keep up their winning streak.

One player in particular has been improving behind the scenes.

Nuno Espirito Santo provides Willy Boly injury update

After starting the season against Bournemouth, Billy Boly has only played a few more minutes in the other three

games. The centre-back made a brief appearance against Southampton as Nuno attempted to secure the three points,

but he did not play against Liverpool this past weekend due to an injury he sustained while on international duty.

Speaking on Friday ahead of Forest’s trip to the Amex Stadium, Nuno gave the most recent update on Boly’s injury

status. “The same players are out. [Willy] Boly is really close to joining the group. Unfortunately, Ibrahim Sangare

and Danilo are out for a while,” he said to BBC Sport.

Although Boly is not going to be available for the game against Brighton, this is a big boost for those at Forest.

Few would have predicted Forest to begin their campaign with a perfect record after their first four games.

The fact that the Reds have won both of their away games indicates that something is clearly working for them away from home.

Additionally, because Brighton played in the Cup on Wednesday, Forest will get a couple more days off before facing the Seagulls.

However, Nuno’s team’s outstanding start has relieved some of the burden on the Reds heading into this weekend.