Boost for Forest as duo return from bans to take on the Bees

WILLIAMS AND YATES BACK FOR KEY GAME AT HOME

- By SARAH CLAPSON

KEY absences proved costly for Nottingham Forest at Wembley but team selection should be more straightforward for head coach Nuno Espirito Santo this week.

The Portuguese admitted it had not been easy to pick his starting 11 to face Manchester City in Sunday's FA Cup semi-final.

He was short of full-backs due to Ola Aina being injured and Neco Williams being suspended, while midfielder Ryan Yates was also banned for the game.

It resulted in something of a makeshift Reds line-up with some players having to play out of position and Anthony Elanga being left on the bench.

When the winger then came on for the second half and helped to change the momentum, it led to Nuno facing questions over whether he regretted leaving the Sweden international out.

"It was not easy to put the team together. But I was not sure if Anthony could play right-back," he responded.