Eddie Howe’s side host the London club on Sunday lunchtime in a crunch match in the race for Champions League qualification.
They will be finishing just as Forest are warming up for their City Ground encounter and Nuno fears his players will be distracted by wanting to know the outcome in Newcastle.
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“The timing is going to upset our warm-up because the player is going to be on the TV looking at the game for sure, that is the only thing that is concerning,” Nuno said.
“It is impossible (to keep them away from it) with phones and TVs, it is better to see. It doesn’t matter, we can’t control it. It is about us.
“The ifs I take out of my head, I don’t work on them, I try to avoid them. Expectations and perceptions of reality is what messes with your mind.”
Forest need to beat their East Midlands rivals to realistically keep hopes of Champions League qualification alive.
Having occupied a top-five spot for the majority of 2025 they have faltered at the worst possible time, but know they will finish the job if they win their remaining three games, the last of which is against Chelsea.
The visit of already-relegated Leicester could provide an ample opportunity to return to winning ways, though defender Murillo (hamstring) remains a doubt while Callum Hudson-Odoi (hamstring) is out.
“He is still going to do part of the training sessions, but we still have to assess tomorrow better,” Nuno said about Murillo.
“He is doing part of the training session, not the full session.”
On Hudson-Odoi, Nuno added: “He is improving but he is not going to be available for this game. Hopefully he can feature again this season.”
