Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United gets a rerun tonight, just four days after the first one. The Whites are back at the City Ground for a Carabao Cup second-round tie, 8pm kick-off, having left Nottingham on Saturday with three points courtesy of Anton Stach’s late free-kick in a 1-0 Premier League win. Both sides arrive lighter than they were at the weekend.
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United team news and what Glasner said
Daniel Farke is without Willy Gnonto, who has a hamstring problem picked up in the pre-season friendly against Manchester United in Dublin, Gabriel Gudmundsson, injured in the Liverpool friendly in America on 2 August, and Ilia Gruev, who needs “another couple of weeks” after a meniscus issue. The Leeds boss confirmed at Monday’s press conference that there are no fresh concerns and that Nico Elvedi is in line for his debut, as reported by the Yorkshire Evening Post. Forest are missing captain Ryan Yates, Nicolò Savona and Morgan Gibbs-White, who twisted an ankle on Saturday and overstretched a knee ligament.
Oliver Glasner, whose first competitive game in charge was that defeat to Leeds, is not treating the rematch as an afterthought. “A lot of players look good and fresh and tomorrow is a cup competition,” the Forest head coach said. “We want to have the same approach no matter the competition and try to win a trophy.” He confirmed there is no structural damage to Gibbs-White’s knee.
For Farke, the prize is a first Carabao Cup third-round appearance as Leeds manager, last season’s run having ended at Sheffield Wednesday. Expect changes on both sides, and two rather different teams to the ones that met here on Saturday.
