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Nottingham Forest edged into the Championship playoffs last weekend with a victory over Barnsley at the City Ground.
The 1-0 win was courtesy of a rare Ben Watson strike as the 34-year-old met Matty Cash’s cut-back pass to net his first for the club and first in three years.
It was Forest’s only shot on target all afternoon as goalkeeper Brice Samba kept the league strugglers at bay, keeping them inside the relegation zone.
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Reds boss Sabri Lamouchi yet again made a couple of changes to his side, who have now gone seven unbeaten, as Joe Lolley and Tiago Silva returned to the starting XI despite Forest beating league leaders Swansea a week earlier.
That meant that Yuri Ribeiro kept his place at left-back over Jack Robinson.
On the Chalkboard
Lamouchi may have stumbled across their best defence after his men picked up a second successive clean sheet and fifth in all competitions.
Joe Worrall and Michael Dawson have become a solid foundation at the back, playing in all eight Championship ties while Matty Cash has seen his role at right-back increased due to the injury to summer signing Carl Jenkinson.
On the other side of the defence, another off-season addition has particularly caught the eye – Ribeiro in the last two matches has kept Reds regular Robinson out of the side.
The 26-year-old made 40 appearances last season, but the Portuguese ace has come in and looked every bit like a perfect option at left-back.
He is averaging a rating higher than anyone else in the squad at 7.33 and has won more aerial duels than Robinson with an average of 3 per game.
While the 22-year-old has also recorded more interceptions (1.5) and clearances (3.5) per outing too.
His most significant contribution, however, has been in the attacking phase of the game where he is averaging 2.5 key passes per game.
This is some way above anyone else in the squad – thus suggesting his impact along the left is quite substantial.
Robinson may face a battle to get back into the side based on Ribeiro’s two league appearances.