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With the Premier League likely to receive five spots in next season's Champions League, former Liverpool and England defender Stephen Warnock tells The Football News Show why this could represent the best chance for a generation for Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth to realise their unlikely European ambitions.
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Image source, Getty ImagesNikola Milenkovic has said the togetherness within the Nottingham Forest squad has been a key reason for the team's successful 2024-25 campaign to date.
Milenkovic, 27, has started 24 of Forest's 25 Premier League games this season after joining from Fiorentina last summer.
Forest are third in the table with 13 games left, raising hopes of qualification for European competition next season.
"Our strength is the group," Serbia centre-back Milenkovic told BBC Radio Nottingham. "We are so solid, it's a great atmosphere and we have great chemistry in the group.
"Everyone who goes on the pitch gives 101%. Eleven players play defensively and 11 players play offensively. Everything we do, we do it together on the pitch."
Their next three league games are against Newcastle, Arsenal and Manchester City - all sides alongside them in the top seven.
Asked about it being an exciting time to be at Forest, Milenkovic added: "We will try to do our best for our incredible fans, who give us very big support playing home or playing away.
"They really support us, we really feel it and we will try to repay that on the pitch and make them happy."
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Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game at Newcastle (kick-off 14:00 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Forward Taiwo Awoniyi is available to play after suffering a broken nose in the FA Cup victory over Exeter. Nuno said: "Yes, yes, it is clear on the concussion protocol. So, he is available. He will have to wear a mask, but he is a available."
On facing Newcastle: "There is no secret in football. We face a good team and a good manager [Eddie Howe] - a manager who has good players that perform very well. We have to fight and show our talent."
On Alexander Isak: "Very good player, but like I said, the squad of Newcastle is very strong in all the positions."
Nuno said Forest must be better "all over the place" after being beaten 2-1 last weekend at Fulham. "We have to compete better. That's what we will be trying to do. We are reaching the moment of the season that everyone will be fighting for their own objectives," he added.
On midfielder Elliot Anderson, who will face his old team: "He is one of our midfielders who is versatile enough to change positions. He is doing well, but I hope he performs better on Sunday. He has a long way [to go]. He is very young and he is very talented, but there are so many details to improve. You can see that he is doing well."
On Forest's season so far: "We have competed well and this is what we expect in the final stage of the season. The games will be more difficult and we have to deal with everything that's all around - the expectations, our own beliefs and moments of the players."
Although Nottingham Forest's strong form has slowed down, Nuno said: "I don't change my approach. We have to keep the same routine and approach it day by day - look at all the details which enable us to compete well. This is what we're focused on."
On Forest's league position: "We are OK. We are in a good position. We are enjoying ourselves, realising every game is difficult. This is where we are. We are trying to compete till the end and do it well, but always believing that we're in a good position. We have a healthy squad and we have solutions."
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Image source, Getty ImagesFormer Nottingham Forest defender Brian Laws, speaking on BBC Radio Nottingham's Shut Up And Show More Football podcast: "This season has been remarkable to say the least. It has been brilliant. It has been well deserved and it has not been a fluke.
"Now we want it to continue because we're starting to feel the vibes that there is potential for Europe."
Forest are third in the Premier League after 25 games, three points clear of reigning champions Manchester City in fourth.
On Forest's next three league games, Laws said: "They [Newcastle, Arsenal and Manchester City] are three daunting teams, aren't they? Normally, we would be looking at this run and thinking: 'Where are we going to get points from?'
"Actually, we are going into these three games and do we fear these teams? No. We're in a strong position."
Image source, Getty ImagesFormer Nottingham Forest defender James Perch, speaking on BBC Radio Nottingham's Shut Up and Show More Football podcast about Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson: "I love him as a player. He can collect the ball from the back four and drive through the midfield, and create or look to shoot himself. He is like an old-school box-to-box midfielder who can do anything.
"He can play in the 10 position and link up with the striker, but he can also do the defensive work, he can pick up the ball from the back line and dictate play from there."
Since moving to Forest from Newcastle last summer, Anderson has made 20 Premier League starts, scored one goal and registered five assists.
Asked if Anderson could break into the England squad, Perch added: "Yes I think so, if he adds goals to his game, I think he's a top, top midfielder and one of the best English players in that position.
"He knows the more he keeps performing at the level he is now, he will be getting that call-up for England."
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A new episode of BBC Radio Nottingham's Shut Up And Show More Football podcast is available to download and listen to on BBC Sounds.
Elliot Anderson talks to Colin Fray about the season so far, plus hear from former Forest defender James Perch on why he thinks the midfielder will play for England.
Former Reds defender Brian Laws also joins the podcast to give his predictions for the rest of the campaign.
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Image source, Getty ImagesThe City Ground is set to host England in a friendly against Senegal in June - the first time a men's senior match has been played at the stadium in 84 years.
The last time England visited Nottingham Forest's ground was a wartime friendly against Wales in 1941 - a game won 4-1 by the Three Lions. The last time a competitive England match was held there was in 1909, also against Wales.
"While I know Wembley is our home, I also understand the importance of taking the team around the country when we are able to and the opportunity to experience playing at a famous old English stadium, such as the City Ground, is one we can all look forward to," said new England boss Thomas Tuchel.
