Wood’s career-best purpose haul final season underlined his importance to Forest.
They scored 58 league targets within the league – averaging 1.42 per recreation, with Wood offering 34.8% of them. This season, they’ve scored 31 occasions in 31 league video games – a one purpose per recreation common – with Wood scoring simply twice on the opening day.
Since his arrival on the City Ground in January 2023, Forest have performed 67 video games wherein Wood has began, successful 25 occasions, and 59 video games wherein he has not, successful 15 occasions.
Forest’s win proportion with him beginning is 37.3% with a points-per-game fee of 1.4, whereas it’s 25.4% with out him with a points-per-game of 1.0.
He returns with Forest combating to achieve a European semi-final for the primary time in 42 years whereas additionally they battle for Premier League survival.
Forest are three factors above the relegation zone with seven video games left after last month’s vital win at Tottenham.
Pereira mentioned: “The priority is to win the next game and the next game is tomorrow. The Europa League is very important and it is very important to keep the club in the Premier League.
“I would like to search out the steadiness between the 2 competitions. This is the one manner; the one option to compete tomorrow and once more in three days’ time in opposition to Aston Villa.
“The players have to feel they are important and have the qualities and conditions to compete and to help the club in this moment.”
