Ahead of their Championship play-off semi-final against Sheffield United on Saturday afternoon, Nottingham Forest have been handed a double selection boost over Ryan Yates and Jack Colback.

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As per Nottinghamshire Live, the pair will be available to feature in the Reds' match against the Blades at Bramall Lane this weekend.

Speaking about the health of his squad going into the crucial play-off clash, and addressing the aforementioned duo to begin with, Cooper said:

They are making progress. We’ll give them every chance to be available. They’re obviously desperate to play, as you can imagine. Everybody is desperate to play.

Max [Lowe], Keinan [Davis] and Lewis [Grabban] are as they were, still injured. Scott [McKenna] is fine – he was fine to be on the bench last week. Djed [Spence] is the same. And Steve Cook will be available. He had some personal stuff going on and he cracked his head open at Bournemouth, so he didn’t play at Hull for a couple of reasons. But he’s back with us now and is looking good.”

Cooper will be buzzing

With Yates and Colback missing Forest's last match against Hull City a week ago, the news that they could feature again will come as a big boost to Cooper's promotion-chasing side.

The 24-year-old has been an integral part of the Forest spine, finding his goalscoring touch along the way with eight in 43 appearances, and his efforts have been crucial in getting the club to within touching distance of the automatic promotion places during the regular campaign.

It's the same for Colback, who has found himself as a regular in the Reds' line-up, having started 78% of Forest's Championship games this season. Like Yates, he also features in the top 10 on Sofascore's performance ranking among the City Ground squad this season, a sure sign of how integral they both are to the cause.

Having that familiarity and stability in the Forest squad will be integral for Cooper's team, and although the manager has cautiously claimed that "he will give them every chance" to prove their fitness, you would expect the pair to feature in what is such an important game if they can at all.

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