When the team sheet was announced for Nottingham Forest ahead of the Carabao Cup game against Newcastle in August, a surprise name was among the starting eleven. Forest bossNuno Espirito Santo took the opportunity to rest a number of top stars, with Morgan Gibbs-White, Ryan Yates and Murillo not included in the matchday squad. The likes of Jota Silva, Carlos Miguel, Ramon Sosa and Andrew Omobamidele all got some rate minutes on the pitch – yet another name still stood out. Elliot Anderson also started for Forest that night as he came up against Newcastle for the first time since his summer mov…
