Latest Nottingham Forest news as Nuno Espirito Santo’s Reds prepare for a Premier League game with Newcastle United.

Nottingham Forest are back in Premier League action on Saturday when they host Newcastle United in a big clash at the City Ground (5.30pm kick-off).

Nuno Espirito Santo’s side go into the game on the back of their FA Cup replay victory over Bristol City on Wednesday night. And they will be eager to get back to winning ways in the league, having not banked three points since beating Manchester United last month.

There was plenty to talk about when Reds reporter Sarah Clapson held a live Q&A on our Forest Facebook page ahead of the game. Below is a look at how it panned out.

A: He’s been excellent lately. He had a little dip in form not long ago – at least compared to the standard he set when he burst onto the scene earlier in the season – but he’s been back to his best recently. He deserved a bit of a break on Wednesday night after a hectic run of games.

He was really good defensively against Bournemouth. We’ve seen what he can do with the ball and the rampaging runs he goes on – sooner or later he’s going to ping the ball into the top corner. But on Sunday his defensive work really stood out.

The partnership between Murillo and Andrew Omobamidele is looking really solid. Considering how young and relatively inexperienced they both are, they’ve been fantastic. It is not very often you get two 21-year-olds playing regularly together at centre-back in the Premier League, but they have handled the challenge really well.

Niakhate, Felipe and Willy Boly have a fight on their hands to get in the team. Murillo and Omobamidele are not going to give the shirts up easily.

Having continuity and stability in the back line is so important. Those two seem to be feeling the benefit of playing a few games together now.

Nuno made it a priority to tighten things up at the back. It is an area still in need of work, but there has been improvement.