Boss rues a lack of finishing power

HEAD coach Sean Dyche has underlined the challenge Nottingham Forest face when it comes to their January recruitment.

- By SARAH CLAPSON

this weekend but hopefully he will return after that."

Forest go into this weekend's game on the back of a three-match losing streak, while their buffer above the relegation zone has been cut to four points.

Dyche has rued the lack of a clinical edge in recent fixtures, including in Tuesday night's 2-0 loss to Everton, and he knows his team face a tough task against high-flying Villa.