Philip Zinckernagel starts: The predicted Nottingham Forest XI to play Bristol City on Saturday

Nottingham Forest welcome Bristol City to The City Ground tomorrow afternoon, with the Reds hoping to keep pace with the play-off chasers. 

Successive draws for Steve Cooper’s side have slightly halted things at Forest, however, they remain a confident outfit under the Welshman. 

After tomorrow’s game, Forest will have another week to prepare for their next game, meaning Cooper will not need to think about rotating his squad too much, although, a couple of alterations could be made for the visit of the Robins. 

Sitting in 10th, and five points outside the play-offs, Forest know that they need to secure maximum points in games like the one tomorrow. 

Cooper has helped to change the mood around the club, and whilst they may sit a little off the top-six, they are a confident bunch with the potential to cause problems against the very best in this division. 

Here, we take a look at how the Forest could line up tomorrow against Bristol City…

As Brice Samba continues to miss out through suspension, Ethan Horvath will be presented with another opportunity in-between the sticks for Forest.

Joe Worrall, Steve Cook and Scott McKenna have established themselves are the starting defensive trio since January, and they should all start against the Robins tomorrow.

Providing bundles of energy, attacking third influence and defensive stability, Djed Spence and Max Lowe are the likely candidates for the right wing-back role and left wing-back roles respectively.

James Garner is once again enjoying an excellent loan spell with the Reds and is likely to be partnered with Ryan Yates, although, Jack Colback will be pushing for inclusion too.

Philip Zinckernagel could be brought back into the starting XI tomorrow afternoon, with the Watford