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Vitor Pereira makes four changes to his injury-hit Nottingham Forest side.

Matz Sels, Luca Netz, Dilane Bakwa and Taiwo Awoniyi start for the hosts with Murillo, Ibrahim Sangare, Ola Aina and Morgan Gibbs-White all sidelined.

It is only defender Netz's second start since his February arrival and just winger Bakwa's sixth Premier League start of the season.

Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Jair Cunha, Milenkovic, Morato, Netz, Anderson, Dominguez, Williams, Bakwa, I.Jesus, Awoniyi.

Subs: Ortega, Wood, Lucca, Hutchinson, Moreira, Yates, McAtee, Whitehall, Sinclair.

Record signing Nick Woltemade makes his first start since March as Newcastle make two changes for the trip to the City Ground.

The Germany international and Lewis Hall have both been recalled by head coach Eddie Howe as he tweaks his side following last week's win against Brighton.

Hall comes back in after Lewis Miley broke his leg in training earlier this week. It remains to be seen if Newcastle are lining up with a back five or if Hall has been tasked with playing out of position at right-back.

Newcastle XI: Pope; Thiaw, Botman, Burn, Hall; Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton; Murphy, Woltemade, Osula.

Subs: Ramsdale, Trippier, Wissa, Gordon, Barnes, Elanga, Willock, A Murphy, Ramsey.

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Nottingham Forest are not quite mathematically safe yet on 42 points and this weekend they play before West Ham and Tottenham do, so they will go into this game still needing something.

Forest have come a long way under Vitor Pereira and are playing really well at the moment and scoring goals, but Morgan Gibbs-White has been key to all of that so they really need him to be available after his horrific head injury.

My other worry with Forest is how much Thursday's Europa League semi-final with Aston Villa will take out of them - but at the same time I am not sure Newcastle can take advantage even if they are tired.

The Magpies' win over Brighton was much-needed for their boss Eddie Howe but it was far from convincing. All things considered, this will probably end up in a draw.

Sutton's prediction: 1-1

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After the disappointment of losing in the Europa League semi-finals, Nottingham Forest return to action looking to taking a step closer to securing their Premier League status, against Newcastle on Sunday (14:00 BST). BBC Sport looks at the key themes ahead of the fixture.

Forest must now concentrate on survival

Having had their dreams of European glory ruthlessly dashed by Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest must now pick themselves up and secure the points they need to secure their Premier League status for next season.

Six points clear of West Ham with three games to go, four points would definitely see them stay up, but a win should also prove to be enough given their vastly superior goal difference over the Hammers.

The manner of Thursday's 4-0 defeat at Villa Park was surprising given what a rich vein of form they have been in.

The improvement by Vitor Pereira's side in front of goal in recent weeks has been astonishing. Having managed a paltry 28 goals in their first 30 league games of the season they have banged in a remarkable 16 in their last five.

Those 16 goals - from only 49 shots - have come from an xG of just 6.8, meaning they have overperformed it by an incredible 9.2.

Pereira's sharpshooters have scored three or more goals in three consecutive Premier League games for the first time since March to April 1995 having trounced Sunderland 5-0, Burnley 4-1 and Chelsea 3-1.

Newcastle desperate to end challenging season on a high

After a damaging run of nine defeats in 12 league games, Newcastle stopped the rot last Saturday with a morale-boosting win over Brighton.

It lifted some of the pressure that has been mounting on head coach Eddie Howe, with media reports following the match asserting that he will still be in charge next season.

However, the win over Brighton does not paper over the cracks of what has been an extremely disappointing league campaign and Howe will be desperate to finish strongly, going into what will be a key summer of squad rebuilding.

"It's been a big learning season for us," reflected defender Dan Burn after the win over the Seagulls. "We've struggled mentally, attacking on all four fronts the way that we did. It was tough going into games when you were just recovering and going again."

They will be hoping to address their awful away form that has seen them pick up just 16 points from 17 games. Wolves (seven) and Sunderland (14) are the only sides than have scored fewer than the 16 goals the Geordies have on the road.

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Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White could miss the rest of the season with boss Vitor Pereira uncertain about his fitness.

The 26-year-old was an unused substitute in Thursday's 4-0 Europa League semi-final second leg defeat at Aston Villa.

Forest lost 4-1 on aggregate as Villa progressed to the final in Istanbul on 20 May to play Freiburg.

Gibbs-White was named on the bench after suffering a serious cut on his head during Monday's win at Chelsea but Pereira admitted he was not fit.

"I cannot answer because I don't know about Morgan," said Pereira, when asked if he will play again this season.

"I don't know about Ola (Aina). Callum (Hudson-Odoi) has finished the season, I don't know about Murillo. In the end I need Friday.

"If you look at our bench (against Villa), we brought three players in condition to play (Lorenzo) Lucca, (Dilane) Bakwa and (Ryan) Yates and three players injured without conditions to go to help the team.

"Three boys from the academy and Murillo with a risk to play, who's not yet ready to play. I have the day to understand the situation."

Forest host Newcastle on Sunday still looking to seal Premier League survival with Pereira aware of the mental recovery needed.

"It's difficult, but it's difficult on Thursday. Friday is another day," he said.

"But we need to compete against Newcastle, a very important game in the battle of relegation and, especially mentally, we need to come back."

Nottingham Forest boss Vitor Pereira has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Newcastle at the City Ground (kick-off 14:00 BST).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Pereira confirmed Callum Hudson-Odoi will not play again this season.

• He hopes to gain clarity later on Friday as to whether Ola Aina, Murillo or Morgan Gibbs-White will return for the final games.

• On Forest's growing injury list: "I hope that we don't have another injury because this is difficult, to compete in this level. Three days after three days after three days, losing players and losing players."

• He said they "need to come back" fighting after the Europa League semi-final defeat as Sunday is "a very important game in the battle of relegation".

• On the defeat to Aston Villa: "We needed everyone in condition to compete. If we have everyone, I believe we have the conditions to compete with them. It was not possible. I cannot complain about my players, they tried. The players that started the game, they tried everything."

• He said Friday "will be difficult" as they process the defeat, but "it's a day to recharge".

• More on the importance of the Newcastle game: "It's a day to come back again with our supporters - playing at home - and to try our best to get points and to finish the situation of the Premier League."

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