November 22, 2024

A general view of The City Ground ahead of the Sky Bet Championship match between Nottingham Forest and Charlton Athletic.

The Premier League club has confirmed a huge injury blow before of the Nottingham Forest match.
The latest Nottingham Forest news comes as Brentford are the next Premier League visitors to the City Ground following Forest’s match against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.
Brentford have confirmed that full-back Rico Henry will miss the rest of the season due to a significant knee injury.

The 26-year-old has started every league game for the Bees this season, but was substituted in the 42nd minute of the weekend’s 1-0 loss to Newcastle United. He stumbled following a tussle with Kieran Trippier for the ball.

Brentford have now confirmed that Henry has suffered a ‘significant’ knee injury and will undergo surgery to rectify the problem before starting his rehabilitation. The news comes just over a week before Forest host Brentford at the City Ground.

Henry is Brentford’s longest-serving player, having been with the club since the summer of 2016. He played a total of 37 times in the Premier League last season, missing just one game through injury.

It’s not the first time that the defender has had to come back from a serious knee problem. He missed over a year between October 2017 and November 2018 with a knee injury picked up in a Championship clash against Middlesbrough.

In a statement on their official website, Brentford head of medical Neil Greig confirmed the news. “Rico will require surgery in the next week or so and, unfortunately, a prolonged period of recovery,” he said. “Whilst this is disappointing, Rico has been through a similar experience in the past and is already focussed on using this as an opportunity to become fitter and stronger than before. We will support him fully throughout this process.”

Ahead of the game against Brentford, Forest have the small task of a trip to the Etihad Stadium to take on Man City. While Forest have begun their preparations for the game, Man City are in Champions League action tonight (Tuesday) as they take on Crvena Zvezda at the Etihad Stadium.

 

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