Cook, Lowe - Nottingham Forest injury state of play ahead of big Luton Town clash

Nottingham Forest make the trip to Luton Town on Friday looking to extend their stunning run of form.

The Reds saw off Blackpool, Coventry City and Birmingham City on their return from the international break. And that made it five league wins on the spin for Steve Cooper's side, taking them to within six points of second-placed Bournemouth.

Their match at Kenilworth Road marks the first of a crucial Easter weekend double-header, with a visit from West Bromwich Albion to come on Monday as Forest look to maintain momentum in their promotion bid. Here's a look at the injury state of play ahead of the clash with the Hatters.

Ankle.

Forest's win over Reading last month came at a cost, with Cook joining Max Lowe in having to come off and facing a six-week absence. The centre-back went down late on at the City Ground and received treatment on the pitch. A stretcher was called, but the January signing turned down the option of using it. He wanted to depart under his own steam, and did so with the help of support on either side.

He was in the stands to watch his teammates see off QPR in their following fixture, wearing a protective boot and using crutches on that occasion. But he was without either of those just a few days later, when he was Trentside for the FA Cup quarter-final with Liverpool.

"We haven’t seen them yet, in terms of being close to the training pitch," the head coach said last week. "They are very visible around the training ground and on match days. They are on course, but there’s a little while to go yet.”

Groin.

The left-back was forced off towards the end of the first half in the rout over Reading last month, with the expectation he would be sidelined for about six weeks. It is Lowe’s second spell out of