Nottingham Forest have been handed a major injury boost with Joe Lolley edging closer towards making his first-team return.

Lolley - who has made three appearances for Forest this season - missed Saturday's defeat to Bristol City through injury.

The winger has been suffering with a shin splints problem for a number of months now, having suffered on a couple of occasions towards the end of last season.

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The 28-year-old is edging closer towards making a full return to first-team action, having played for the Under-23s on Tuesday.

Lolley featured against Hull City's Under-23 side on Tuesday morning, with the Reds defeating the Tigers by three goals to one thanks to goals from Yassine En-Neyah, Ateef Konate and Ethan Dekel-Daks.

Forest are back in action next week as they prepare to take on Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park, however it remains to be seen whether Lolley is fit enough to feature against Tony Mowbray's side.

It also remains to be seen whether Sabri Lamouchi is still in charge of Forest at Ewood Park, too, with the pressure mounting on the Frenchman after losing their first four league games of their season.

Here, though, we take a look at Reds fans' reactions to the news regarding Lolley...