🗣 "They'll cause us some problems, but we need to counteract that by causing them more!"

Royals skipper knows well drilled Forest will be hard to beat, but sets his sights on reaching the international break unbeaten

After putting a spell on the sidelines behind him to start our last four games, Royals captain Liam Moore is hopeful he and his teammates can carry the momentum of three straight wins into Saturday's trip to the Midlands to face Nottingham Forest.

The defender, who helped keep our 16th clean sheet of the season at the weekend, has set his sights on a perfect return between now and the international break, but he's well aware that Forest will be the first of three stern tests in seven days.

He said: "It’s been good to have a clear week for training, and we’re preparing well like we always do.

"We’re expecting a really tough match, but hopefully we can get the three points there. It’ll be a really hard game, Chris Hughton is a very good manager.

"He gets his teams really well drilled, and makes them hard to play against. They’ll cause us some problems so we need to be ready for that, and counteract it by causing them more problems."

With a trip to face Birmingham City and a visit from Queens Park Rangers on the horizon just days after our trip to the City Ground, a maximum points return is no mean feat, but Moore is full of positivity heading into the three-game week.

"Hopefully we can get through to the international break with maximum points, but Nottingham Forest have our full attention this week."