Wood still waiting for injury return date

Chris Wood is still waiting to discover when he will return for Nottingham Forest.

The striker has been sidelined with a knee injury for two months and is yet to play for boss Sean Dyche this season.

His last appearance came in Ange Postecoglou's final game, a 3-0 defeat by Chelsea on 18 October and he has scored only one goal so far this season.

Speaking at Forest's visit to the Children's Ward at Queen's Medical Centre, Wood said: "It's one of those - it's been a frustrating one because there's been no timeframe put on it.

"It's one to take week by week and stage by stage. Every stage I'm getting closer and better but it's also a stage I'm getting through and back to return to play.

"It hasn't progressed as quick as we wanted to. There's no end goal or date but it's getting closer. I want to be out there helping the team and the club because we want to be pushing up the table.

"The team under the new manager has been doing well, got some important wins and the team is in a good place. Now we're ready to kick on and do more."

Now 34, Wood played under Dyche for five years at Burnley and is eager to return to fitness so he can featured for the Forest boss again.

The New Zealand international added: "He knows me very well and I know him and how he works. Hopefully when I can get onto the training pitch with him and the coaching staff, who I know well, it'll be fruitful for all of us."