Nottingham Forest sweat on fresh injury blow as 'horrid' comment made

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Nottingham Forest have been left sweating on the fitness of striker Lewis Grabban after their 1-0 victory over Peterborough United.

The front man only returned from an ankle injury earlier this month, having been sidelined since the end of January. And the Reds will be hoping he isn’t now facing another spell out of action, as he looked in some discomfort before leaving the London Road pitch.

Grabban missed Monday night’s 4-0 thumping of West Bromwich Albion due to illness. He returned to take a spot on the bench against Grant McCann’s side as Forest took a significant step towards guaranteeing a top-six finish.

However, having replaced goalscorer Sam Surridge with 15 minutes to go, the front man then had to be substituted himself in the 89th minute. It would be a significant blow if the injury does prove to be anything serious.

It’s not definite yet. Not quite. But Nottingham Forest have taken a big, big step towards guaranteeing a top-six finish.

Not that anyone at the City Ground will be getting carried away, or getting ahead of themselves. Steve Cooper will make sure of that. Previous experience also urges caution in these kinds of situations.

Still, it felt like a particularly significant result at Peterborough United. And a hard-fought one at that. The kind which suggests this team can grind out important results in different ways.

The Reds didn’t have it all their own way at London Road. Indeed, for a fair chunk of the game it was tough going.

A scrappy affair had been low on chances in the first half. Posh might well have thought they’d go in at the break feeling pretty happy with their 45 minutes’ work.

But that’s what