Charlton are expected to complete the loan signing of Middlesbrough’s utility player, Rhys Williams, when the winter transfer window opens at midnight on Friday.

The 27-year-old was captain at Boro before he sustained his long term Achilles injury. Both Harry Lennon and Naby Sarr are relatively inexperienced, and with the pair both being left-footed, Karel Fraeye may be tempted to put Williams straight into the starting line-up on Saturday.

The head coach will again be without Alou Diarra, and Jordan Cousins may be given more time to recuperate from illness. Ademola Lookman’s hamstring may sideline him, and the game may come a little too soon for Patrick Bauer to return.

El-Hadji Ba picked up his fifth booking of the season in the Wolves match, but the amnesty in the Football League kicked in on 30 November, so he will be available for this encounter.

It is possible that Johann Berg Gudmundsson may be fit enough to return and boost Fraeye’s attacking midfield options.

Nottingham Forest notched up their only two away wins within a few days of each other in mid-September.

Since then, the Trentsiders have gone eight games on the road without a win. They have drawn five of their other ten games though, but have scored just eight goals on their travels.

The Addicks could put this side out:

Henderson; Solly, Williams, Sarr, Fox; Ba, Jackson; Gudmundsson, Vaz Te, Ghoochannejhad; Makienok.

Subs: Pope, Holmes-Dennis, Lennon, Moussa, Ceballos, Charles-Cook, Ahearne-Grant.

Trevor Kettle from Rutland will be the referee.

Charlton desperately need to string a few results together, but this will be another tough game for them. It may, however, be one of their better opportunities to claim three points.