It was a case of delight and despair for Billy Davies as he finalised his Nottingham Forest squad for tomorrow's clash with Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road (kick-off 3pm).

The Forest boss is boosted by the return of Luke Chambers to his plans after he completed a three-match ban.

But the serious injury sustained by Lewis McGugan in Tuesday's home defeat at Watford has cast a shadow over the fact that Chambers is available again.

McGugan is to undergo surgery on a depressed fracture of the cheekbone that will sideline him for up to six weeks.

And Davies told Forest Player: "Getting Luke back is a massive boost for us because it means we're getting a centre-back to play in his preferred position and it allows us to move one or two people around.

"But I really feel for Lewis because he has worked extremely hard during pre-season and he has looked much sharper.

"It's another thing that has gone against us but I've no doubts that over the course of the season bad luck like that will turn around.

"But it's a blow for the lad because he was making very good strides."

McGugan joins James Perch, Kelvin Wilson and Julian Bennett on the sidelines but it's hoped Garath McCleary could get the all-clear to feature this weekend after a two-match lay-off with an ankle problem.
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