Nuno Espirito Santo expressed relief after Nottingham Forest avoided a fourth-round FA Cup upset by beating Exeter on penalties.Forest, third in the Premier League and the highest-ranked team left in the FA Cup,

On preparing for the challenge of facing a side lower down the pyramid, Nuno said: "We have to get ready for that [big atmosphere with fans close to the pitch]. In these game it is important to try and to find simplicity and solve the problems in a simple way. Our talent and quality will show I hope."

Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo has opened up on his decision to bench Ola Aina and other first team stars for the FA Cup clash against Exeter City.

Dominguez’s role was flexible. The midfielder switched markers with Forest’s right-back, Ola Aina, depending on who was closer to Digne and McGinn. Then, when Forest were defending deeper in their own half, Dominguez dropped to form a situational back five to prevent Villa from overloading the left flank.

Nuno Espirito Santo believes an FA Cup run for Nottingham Forest could boost their efforts to finish in the top four of the Premier League after they squeaked through to the fifth round on penalties.

Exeter City, languishing in 18th place in Sky Bet League One and facing an uphill battle against a team 59 places their senior, had a difficult run-up to the game with four losses out of five recent matches and ten goals conceded in just two games.

Head coach Nuno Espirito Santo has named his Nottingham Forest team to face Exeter City in tonight’s FA Cup tie.

Nottingham Forest will want to continue an impressive campaign with FA Cup progress at Exeter City this evening.The final fixture of the fourth round will see Nuno Espirito Santo’s side travel to

Nottingham Forest manager, Nuno Espirito Santo, has praised Taiwo Awoniyi for his impressive performance in the Emirates FA Cup win over Exeter City. Awoniyi scored the Tricky Trees’ second goal in the fourth-round tie.