Huge moment for Gio Reyna as USMNT midfielder is FINALLY handed first ever Premier League start for Nottingham Forest’s massive fixture vs Wolves

USMNT star Gio Reyna has been named in the Nottingham Forest starting XI for the first time since his loan switch to the Premier League side.

Reyna will start alongside Callum Hudson-Odoi and Morgan Gibbs-White in a scintillating attack behind Chris Wood. Forest will see the game against Wolves as a chance to move away from the relegation spots with a victory. Likely starting on the left-wing, the United States midfielder will want to get beyond the Wolves right-wing-back, Nelson Semedo, and show that his move to the Premier League was not a poor decision.

Forest were given a four-point deduction by the Premier League for financial breaches to leave them perilously above the relegation spots. Victory in a home game against Wolves is crucial for their chances of survival and Reyna has been trusted from the start to ensure they get the precious three points. Despite impressing for the USMNT in the CONCACAF Nation’s League, Reyna has had to be patient to get the nod by Nuno Espírito Santo – now he has his opportunity.

• This will be Reyna’s first ever start in the Premier League since moving from Dortmund in January. It will be quite the day for the USMNT midfielder to make his full debut in the nation of his birth.

  

• With kick-off against Wolves moments away, the American will be desperate to make his mark on the game and keep Forest’s dream of remaining in the Premier League alive. Forest and Reyna have just six games to save their season.