{"id":4017,"date":"2026-05-05T03:08:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T03:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=4017"},"modified":"2026-05-05T03:08:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T03:08:15","slug":"morgan-gibbs-white-injury-update-after-nottingham-forest-star-forced-off-against-chelsea-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=4017","title":{"rendered":"Morgan Gibbs-White injury update after Nottingham Forest star forced off against Chelsea | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274468656.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28232919\" alt=\"Chelsea v Nottingham Forest - Premier League\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Morgan Gibbs-White sustained a cut on his head following a collision with Robert Sanchez (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Vitor Pereira hopes Nottingham Forest\u2019s medical team can work \u2018magic\u2019 to get Morgan Gibbs-White fit for Thursday\u2019s Europa League semi-final second leg.<\/p>\n<p>Gibbs-White started on the bench against Chelsea, but came off the bench at half-time and set up Taiwo Awoniyi\u2019s second as Forest picked up a huge 3-1 win at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>But the in-form English midfielder had to make way in the 66th minute following a collision with Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez.<\/p>\n<p>Gibbs-White was bandaged and bleeding as he came off the pitch, but appears to have not sustained a concussion following the clash.<\/p>\n<p>And Pereira is hopeful that the midfielder can recover in time for Forest\u2019s huge semi-final second leg against Villa on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019m waiting, I\u2019m not a doctor,\u2019 the Forest boss said post-match. \u2018Gibbs-White has a deep cut. We\u2019ll see but he\u2019s a fighter, he has a strong mentality.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I hope our medical department can do magic to put him in condition because he\u2019s important for us. I said to him you don\u2019t need to use the head just to play but we\u2019ll see.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274475341.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28232794\" alt=\"Chelsea v Nottingham Forest - Premier League\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Gibbs-White collided with Sanchez (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"438\" height=\"774\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-5503.png?w=438\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28233649\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Gibbs-White shared an update on social media (Picture: Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Asked if Gibbs-White could have to abide by concussion protocol, Pereira added: \u2018I think not because I had a conversation with him. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018He\u2019s speaking normally and remembers everything. The only thing is to look for the face and the pain because he has pain now. We\u2019ll see.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Forest\u2019s win on Monday moves them six points clear of 18th-place West Ham with two games remaining, but Pereira insisted his side won\u2019t lose their focus until Premier League safety is securd.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Now we have nine points to get,\u2019 he added. \u2018Nine points to win, three games. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018The idea is to start the game every time with three points on our mind to get from the game. 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