Murillo in frame to face Foxes but Callum still out

HEAD coach Nuno Espirito Santo is hopeful Murillo will be available for Nottingham Forest's crunch clash with Leicester City.

- By SARAH CLAPSON

The Reds host their already-relegated near-neighbours at the City Ground tomorrow (2.15pm) in what is a huge match. A dip in form has seen Nuno's side drop out of the Champions League places with three games to go but they remain firmly in the mix to secure the top-five finish required to qualify for Europe's elite club competition.

Forest could take plenty of encouragement from an improved performance in Monday night's 1-1 draw away to Crystal Palace. However, they were left with an injury concern over defender Murillo at Selhurst Park.

The Brazilian was forced off in the 81st minute, having rescued a point for his side by netting their equaliser. He seemed to indicate he had a hamstring problem but Nuno is optimistic he will feature against the Foxes.

"He has been able to do part of the training sessions. But we still have to assess him on Saturday better," said the Portuguese.

"He is doing part of the training session, not the full session. Hopefully for Sunday."