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Oliver Glasner is hopeful Chris Wood will be available to face Brest at the City Ground on Sunday. The talismanic striker has featured just once for Nottingham Forest in pre-season, having been given time off after New Zealand’s World Cup campaign. It was thought he might play against Udinese at the weekend but he was withdrawn before kick-off – and missed last night’s 2-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen. In his absence goals from Dan Ndoye and Arnaud Kalimuendo ensured Glasner won his first match in charge at the City Ground – but far more important tests await. Which is why the Austrian admits he is being cautious with his centre forward as he builds to the first Premier League fixture against Leeds United. Wood looks set to get a few more minutes under his belt before then: “We don't take any risks after a really difficult last season,” Glasner said. “It was a very long injury and he had a very minor muscle injury, but he trained already today, so it was more or less precaution. “Let's see if he can do the sessions on Friday and Saturday without any issues and [then] he will play on Sunday. “But Chris Wood is so experienced, so I don't need to tell him how the Premier League works, he knows that it's just to keep him fit and that's why we didn't take any risk.” Igor Jesus played up front in the first half, while Taiwo Awoniyi played the second 45 against the Bundesliga outfit. JOIN US ON FACEBOOK! Get all the Nottingham Forest latest via our Facebook page Does Wood go straight into the starting line-up against Leeds? Have your say Every day, the NottinghamshireLive football desk strive to deliver all manner of news, features and transfer-related stories as a part of our overall package of Nottingham Forest content. Our dedicated reporter Sarah Clapson - who you can follow on X - follows Forest home and away and offers you comprehensive coverage from matchdays, press conferences and everything that happens in between. So much happens day to day and sometimes you can struggle to keep on top of the very latest updates as and when they occur - that's why we have produced a daily newsletter which you can sign up to, for free, and which means you'll have a round-up of the key stories land in your email inbox. Sign up to the Forest newsletter. You can also get all your favourite content from NottinghamshireLive's Forest team on WhatsApp. If you prefer reading our Reds stories on your phone, consider downloading the NottinghamshireLive app, in which you can personalise the content you see by selecting Nottingham Forest as one of your designated topics. You can get it from Apple and for Android.