Nottingham Forest head coach Sabri Lamouchi says he may make changes to the side for tomorrow night’s clash at Charlton Athletic.

The Reds put in a convincing performance against Birmingham on the weekend and with a busy schedule coming up, Lamouchi admits he may need to rotate the squad to keep his players fresh.

He said: “We have a different way, some managers when they win will want to keep the same team. We have a lot of games in the next two weeks so we will see day after day. We had the last session today and some players are maybe a little bit more tired. We will travel to Charlton and we will see how they are.

“It will be a tough game, of course. They have played once at home and they won against Stoke. They have a good dynamic and the way they play is good; they have seven points and it is a positive moment for them.

“August is an important month with a lot of games, not a lot of sessions so just recovery and games. It is good because we can focus just on the game, but when many of our players come late we do not have time to work as you want during the session.

“We need to put some priorities there and to find the right way, to take the right choice for the starting 11 for each player. It is not easy but we will do it.”

One player who is nearing a return to action is Joao Carvalho. The Portuguese midfielder picked up an injury in pre-season which has sidelined him and he is due to travel with the squad for the London double-header this week.

Lamouchi said: “Joao will travel with us for the Charlton and Fulham games, he is getting better and better but he has only done two sessions with the team.

“They were light sessions so we need to show him in a real session. It is much better than one month ago and I hope very soon that he will be back on the pitch.

“To play, it is quite soon so I don’t think so. We don’t want to take more risks as we have worked with him for just two sessions but we are all happy that Joao is back.”