Current status
Expected
Chris Wood remains a doubt ahead of Aston Villa. Looks to return to fitness following a lengthy spell on the sidelines; made first start since October and completed 45 minutes.
Nottingham Forest player availability
Chris Wood availability
Chris Wood remains a doubt ahead of Aston Villa. Looks to return to fitness following a lengthy spell on the sidelines; made first start since October and completed 45 minutes. Chris Wood's role against Aston Villa remains a live selection question. The return signs point to training first rather than an immediate match role.
ExpectedNottingham ForestAgainst Aston VillaReturn windowLast verified 10 Apr 2026, 07:46 UTCSnapshot published 10 Apr 2026, 13:14 UTC
Return picture
Return window published
Chris Wood remains a doubt ahead of Aston Villa. Looks to return to fitness following a lengthy spell on the sidelines; made first start since October and completed 45 minutes. The return signs point to training first rather than an immediate match role.
Next match relevance
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa
Chris Wood remains a doubt ahead of Aston Villa. Looks to return to fitness following a lengthy spell on the sidelines; made first start since October and completed 45 minutes. Chris Wood's role against Aston Villa remains a live selection question.
Last verified
10 Apr 2026, 07:46 UTC
This Chris Wood status read follows the latest supported Nottingham Forest snapshot.
Sources
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Source list behind Chris Wood's current Nottingham Forest status.
Next match
Against Aston Villa
Chris Wood remains a doubt ahead of Aston Villa. Looks to return to fitness following a lengthy spell on the sidelines; made first start since October and completed 45 minutes. Chris Wood's role against Aston Villa remains a live selection question.
- Open Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa match contextSee how this Nottingham Forest status call changes the current match read.
Club context
Chris Wood remains a doubt ahead of Aston Villa. Looks to return to fitness following a lengthy spell on the sidelines; made first start since October and completed 45 minutes. Chris Wood's role against Aston Villa remains a live selection question.
Chris Wood's current Nottingham Forest status call still leads this page, but Nottingham Forest's wider team-news route is not linked below yet.
Status trail
Chris Wood remains a doubt ahead of Aston Villa. Looks to return to fitness following a lengthy spell on the sidelines; made first start since October and completed 45 minutes. Each update below explains how the current status read stayed where it is.
Chris Wood is still being treated as a late availability call ahead of Aston Villa. Looks to return to fitness following a lengthy spell on the sidelines; made first start since October and completed 45 minutes.
The return signs point to training first rather than an immediate match role.
The current public wording still leans on return-hint phrasing rather than a full availability declaration.
Return window
Chris Wood remains a doubt ahead of Aston Villa. Looks to return to fitness following a lengthy spell on the sidelines; made first start since October and completed 45 minutes. The return signs point to training first rather than an immediate match role.
The return signs point to training first rather than an immediate match role.
Likely replacement
Chris Wood remains a doubt ahead of Aston Villa. Looks to return to fitness following a lengthy spell on the sidelines; made first start since October and completed 45 minutes. Chris Wood's role against Aston Villa remains a live selection question. Replacement options below stay tied to the same current player-status call.
Chris Wood's current Nottingham Forest status call still leads this page, but no named replacement option is published below yet.
Why it matters
Why it matters
Nottingham Forest's next-match picture still changes depending on whether Chris Wood gets through the late call.
Sources
Last verified: 10 Apr 2026, 07:46 UTC
- Official club team news: Nottingham Forest team news10 Apr 2026, 07:46 UTC
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