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Nottingham Forest kick off what they hope will be a promotion-challenging Championship campaign on Saturday, when they travel to Bristol City.

The club have had a busy summer in the transfer market as boss Aitor Karanka has overhauled his squad ready for a push up the table.

And Reds reporter Paul Taylor gives his verdict on the challenge ahead, as well as offering the latest update on the transfer front, in our pre-match video preview.

Goalkeeper Luke Steele became Karanka’s 11th new addition when he agreed a two-year deal at the City Ground this week, but the manager is still targeting a right-back before the window closes next Thursday.

Before then, there is the small matter of a trip to Ashton Gate.

After a 17th place finish last time around, Forest are aiming for much better in 2018/19 and there is plenty of optimism among supporters following some impressive recruitment.

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“Forest haven’t been in the top-flight for two decades now, but the challenge remains the same, which is to win a place back in the Premier League,” says Paul.

“It’s fair to say, after a very good summer of transfer business, it feels like Forest are as well-equipped as they ever have been – in recent history at least – to challenge for promotion.

“Forest have got a team now which has a lot of the things they didn’t have last season. They have a lot of attacking threat and there’s goals in this side.

“It just feels like they’ve taken a step on this summer and there is real reason for optimism.

"They haven’t achieved anything yet, but they’ve given themselves a team which is at least capable of pushing for a top six place.”