Chris Wood recovery boosts Nottingham Forest for Pereira’s return to Porto

The New Zealand striker provides a welcome boost as Forest face crunch games in the league and in EuropeNobody has scored more goals in the Europa League this season than Igor Jesus and yet the overwhelming source of interest surrounding Nottingham Forest on arrival in northern Portugal on Wednesday was another striker. Only Erling Haaland, Mohamed Salah and Alexander Isak outscored Chris Wood in the Premier League last season and the New Zealand frontman has been slowly building fitness and working towards a long-awaited first-team return.All eyes were on Wood at last weekend’s interactive open-training session, staged at the City Ground.