Marcus Tudgay stepped up his recovery from a broken collarbone by playing the full 90 minutes in Nottingham Forest Under 21s’ 0-0 draw at Leeds United this afternoon.

The striker was joined by Dan Harding and Daniel Ayala in picking up some valuable game time after a lengthy lay-off.

The run out was equally valuable for the younger squad members with next Wednesday’s FA Youth Cup semi-final clash with either Everton or Norwich at The City Ground looming large on the horizon.

Forest: Evtimov, Gorman, Lascelles, Ayala, Harding, Grant, Blake, Osborn, Gnahore (Wallace 68’), Tudgay, Ferrier