Nottingham Forest and West Brom will be keen to get a win on the board when they clash on Saturday.
Forest and Baggies go in search of first win
Nottingham Forest and West Brom will be keen to get a win on the board when they clash on Saturday.
Forest opened their campaign last weekend with a goalless draw at Reading but will be optimistic heading into their first home date of the season.
West Brom also took a point from their opening fixture, in a 1-1 draw with Newcastle, and will be looking to chalk up a confidence-boosting success this time around.
Tyson boost
Forest striker Nathan Tyson is expected to be fit for the weekend encounter.
The 27-year-old missed training on Thursday after being stretchered off in the Carling Cup win over Bradford the previous evening.
Tyson, who set up two of the Reds' three goals against the League Two club, suffered a hefty blow to his left ankle under a challenge from Jonathan Bateson, who was shown a red card.
Fellow forward Robert Earnshaw and full-back Chris Gunter will be assessed when they return from international duty having played the full 90 minutes of Wales' friendly defeat in Montenegro.
Centre-half Luke Chambers serves the second game of a three-match suspension following his red card against Reading on the opening day of the season.
Defenders Julian Bennett (knee), Kelvin Wilson (ankle) and James Perch (shin) and midfielder Guy Moussi (thigh) remain sidelined.
No concerns
West Brom head coach Roberto Di Matteo has no fresh injury concerns ahead of his side's trip to the City Ground.
Chris Brunt, Robert Koren, Marek Cech, Youssouf Mulumbu and Abdoulaye Meite are all expected to be back in the frame after their midweek international commitments saw them miss Tuesday's Carling Cup victory at Bury.
Recent signing Joe Mattock could be in line to make his league debut having played the full 90 minutes at Gigg Lane, but he will have to fight it out with the returning Cech.
Roman Bednar, however, will not yet be available for Albion as he prepares to make a possible return to training next week following his enforced absence from the team due to drug allegations.
Bednar's fellow striker Ishmael Miller (knee), midfielder James Morrison (heel) and defender Neil Clement (knee) remain sidelined.
New signing Jerome Thomas could also get a look in after his switch to The Hawthorns this week.
