It never rains it pours when it comes to injuries at Nottingham Forest - and already, there is one to contend with during 2024/25.

The Reds kicked off their season with a resounding 3-0 win over League Two outfit Chesterfield.

Chris Wood, Josh Bowler and Ibrahim Sangare scored the goals as the majority of the squad got a run-out.

Matz Sels and Matt Turner weren't in Derbyshire for the first friendly as they enjoy an extended break after international duty.

Another absentee was Taiwo Awoniyi and he's endured some rotten luck with injuries since signing for Forest back in the summer of 2022.

Now, Nuno Espirito Santo has delivered an update on the Nigerian as Forest prepare to travel to Spain for a pre-season training camp.

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He's barely kicked a ball in training since returning to pre-season training and now it looks as though he's injured already.

With the player absent from the huge squad on display at Chesterfield, Espirito Santo was quizzed on the talisman.

He confirmed the injury problem, telling Nottinghamshire Live: "He had a problem in the first training session of the week. Let's see how long it takes.

"It was something in his calf. Unfortunately, he wasn't right for today. Hopefully, he doesn't miss too much of pre-season, For all of them pre-season is important, and more so for Taiwo."

Forest facing conundrum with Awoniyi This situation with the striker is growing increasingly concerning.

No footballer ever asks to be injured but Forest have to look after their own interests and having a striker who is often injured, isn't ideal.

Awoniyi is a feared marksman when he's fit and firing but particularly last season those times were far too infrequent.

The player is becoming a bit of a liability on the injury front and for some reason, his body keeps breaking down.

Forest have some top-class medical professionals in place at the club and Awoniyi is certainly increasing their workload.

Hopefully, this is nothing serious but it's quite alarming that he's not been able to take part in the first week of pre-season training.

At 26-years-old, Awoniyi should be approaching the peak of his powers but his constant injury battle highlights the need for Forest to bring in another striker this summer.