Why Nottingham Forest are standing by Oliver Glasner despite Austrian sidelining influential players in his dressing room – and the numbers that back up George Syrianos

Nottingham Forest are standing by manager Oliver Glasner despite sitting 19th in the Premier League with five points from seven games. Chief football officer George Syrianos, who drove the Austrian's appointment, views the role as a long-term project. Underlying Opta data supports this patience, indicating Forest's performances should place them sixth in the Expected Points table, though the team is drastically underperforming in converting scoring chances.

Tom Collomosse reports that Glasner has sidelined key squad figures including Callum Hudson-Odoi, Ola Aina, and Ibrahim Sangare while implementing his tactical system. Questions also linger over how Glasner will integrate Morgan Gibbs-White, while £50 million signing Liam Delap has scored just once in six matches ahead of an important trip to Ipswich.