Nottingham Forest’s Lewis Grabban scored his first goal for the club on Wednesday.
Rotherham United manager Paul Warne has warned his side over the threat of Nottingham Forest striker Lewis Grabban as the two clubs are set to meet at the City Ground this weekend, themillers.co.uk report.
“They [Forest] have got unbelievable strength. They spent a lot of money in the summer, they’ve got some really good players like Lewis Grabban who we obviously know,” Warne explained.
“He [Grabban] has had a really good career and he is the one who in a dour game could do something which can get them a goal so we have to be aware of the talents they’ve got on the pitch.”
Can Lewis Grabban find some form for Nottingham Forest?
Grabban joined Forest in the summer for a reported fee of around £6 million (BBC), but he has yet to hit the ground running at the City Ground having found the net just once so far this season.
The 30-year-old spent last season on loan at Aston Villa and found the net eight times in 13 starts for the club, helping Steve Bruce’s men reach the playoff final where they succumbed to a 1-0 defeat.
Grabban has been a regular goal scorer throughout his career, and Rotherham supporters will know all about his talents as he scored 18 times in 43 games for the Millers during a season there in League Two.
The former Bournemouth man has Premier League experience, and he has been tasked with leading the line at Forest and helping the east Midlands club end their lengthy spell outside of the top-flight.
But with just one goal in five starts, he hasn’t had the best of times at Forest so far, though he finally broke his duck during the midweek win over Sheffield Wednesday and he looked reinvigorated with confidence.
Rotherham have yet to pick up a single point on their travels this season, therefore their best hope of a positive result at Forest is to keep their creative players quiet and prevent Grabban from a clear sight at goal.
Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox
