Can West Ham alone maintain the relegation battle?

While Forest are just three points ahead of West Ham in 17th, Sean Dyche will hope his side have the quality to get going after spending around £200m on players over the past 12 months.

Opta rates the two-time European champions as having a 15.3% chance of relegation and Daiichi will likely have to juggle their resources due to the club’s continued involvement in the Europa League, where they are set to face Fenerbahce in a round of 16 knockout qualifier.

“Recently, I’ve seen Nottingham Forest look negative more often than not,” Murphy said.

“Whether it was because of the number of games Sean Dyche had to play the same players in. He gave the fringe players the chance to stake their claim against Wrexham and they didn’t take it, so he had to pick the same eight or nine a week.

“I’ve done it myself and it’s difficult trying to play every few days and give your best, especially under the pressure of relegation. Plus, they’re trying to manage Europe as well.”

Leeds, which achieved a valuable victory over Forest on Friday, appears to be in its best condition among the three teams, with 29 points.