Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood will end his six-month break in action. The 34-year-old New Zealander, who did not recover from life through injury and underwent surgery on his knee in the chest, improved before the application and was eliminated from the team for the first match of the quarter-finals of the European League against the Portuguese Porto.

Last season, Wood was the main striking force of the foresters, scoring 20 goals and helping the team to place in the English Premier League. However, the current campaign turned out to be extremely difficult for him due to health problems: the forward lost almost four goals in 13 matches played.

The statistics clearly illustrate the team's influx into the game: since its transition to the Network Ground in 2023, Forest has managed to gain 37.3% (1.4 points per game) from the starting warehouse, while without any reason the indicator is falling.

The head coach of the team, Vitor Pereira, confirmed the readiness of his coach:.

" He works with us, we still need to control his physical desires a little before going out. This means that you can enter the field. “He’s a great driver, he’s scoring goals, and it’s important that he’s ready to help the team right away when we’re faced with a lot of calls,” the coach said..

Tsikavo, who joined Wood Grav for the main team after hours of coaching Ange Postecoglou. This year, he missed 114 days of training for the team of Sean Dyche, who was in the brutal battle and replaced Pereira. Getting into playing condition, the striker recently played two matches for the youth team Forest (U-21), scoring a goal in the win against Newcastle (3:0).

Wood's return comes at a critical time for the club. Nottingham Forest are fighting for promotion to their first European semi-final in 42 years, and are currently fighting for survival in the Premier League. After an important victory over Tottenham last month, the foresters are three points clear of the wicket zone for this round to the finish.