Nottingham Forest hit by new injury blow as Murillo limps off against Burnley | OneFootball

Nottingham Forest suffered a new injury blow as Murillo limped off before half-time in their Premier League clash with Burnley.

According to Nottingham Post, the centre-back had been cleared to start after a midweek knock but, with five minutes left in the first half, he halted a visitors' attack then signalled an issue and needed treatment.

Murillo was withdrawn in the 42nd minute and left the field limping, with Jair Cunha coming on.

Chris Wood had been a doubt after taking a whack to the knee in the 1-0 Europa League win over Porto but was fit to start at the City Ground. Callum Hudson-Odoi was not in the squad after an injury on Thursday night and was spotted on crutches.

The fixture offered Forest the chance to open a gap to the relegation places. They have six matches left to secure safety and the bottom remains tight.

Tottenham Hotspur cut the gap to Forest to two points with their 2-2 draw against Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday. West Ham United sit a point back and face Crystal Palace on Monday night.

Pereira’s men are on their longest unbeaten run of the season, six matches without defeat in all competitions as of Thursday. They booked a Europa League semi-final against Aston Villa after a 2-1 aggregate success.

Source: Nottingham Post