Ange Postecoglou is still searching for his first win as Nottingham Forest boss, and he will have to make do without two key players against Sunderland. Postecoglou will take charge of his first match at the City Ground after four successive away games to begin his tenure.

Nottingham Forest return to the City Ground after four consecutive away games to face newly-promoted side Sunderland.

Postecoglou has brought the whole squad along for their first match in order to "keep the group together". He said: "Being away allows some of the spirit between the team to gel a bit quicker because we do have a lot of new players. It will be a worthwhile couple of days for us."

Ange Postecoglou is being backed to claim a first win as Nottingham Forest boss at the fifth time of asking. After two defeats and two draws in his first four matches in charge of the Reds, which were all away from the City Ground, pundits Chris Sutton and Paul Merson are predicting a victory over Sunderland on home soil on Saturday.

Forest have failed to win any of their first four matches across under new head coach Postecoglou who will play his first home game at the City Ground this weekend. Will the home crowd be a boost? Postecoglou first admitted that he thinks so. "I’m certainly looking forward to it. We’ve had four away games.

The Ange Postecoglou era is finally up and running in the Premier League for Nottingham Forest as they lead against Burnley at Turf Moor. After suffering defeat in the manager's first game in charge

The Reds have covered more than 3,000 miles travelling to away fixtures since Postecoglou took charge little more than a fortnight ago. Now the 60-year-old finally gets to experience the City Ground atmosphere from the home dugout.

Nottingham Forest boss Ange Postecoglou has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Sunderland at the City Ground (kick-off 17:30 BST). Murillo remains sidelined, with Postecoglou adding that "the healing process is slower than we thought".