Fulham and West Bromwich Albion eye Nottingham Forest midfielder Lewis McGugan

24 November 2010 02:11
[LNB]Lewis McGugan's form for Nottingham Forest is attracting attention from clubs in the top tier.[LNB]Fulham and West Bromwich Albion have both sent scouts to the City Ground to watch the midfielder. [LNB]Since knuckling down under Billy Davies, McGugan has lost weight thanks to a cycling regime and has been rewarded for that improvement in fitness with goals.[LNB] Attracting attention: Nottingham Forest's Lewis McGugan is in fine goalscoring form[LNB] Make that nine: McGugan opens the scoring in Forest's 0-2 win at Cardiff last Saturday [LNB]McGugan scored again at the weekend - the opening goal in a 0-2 win at Cardiff City - to take his tally for the season to nine, which is a superb return for a midfielder before the halfway stage of the season. [LNB]The goal poured cold water on a day of celebration at Cardiff when all eyes were on Bluebirds striker Jay Bothroyd, who had earned an England cap in midweek with an appearance against France.  [LNB]On a day when the two Premier League club's scouts will likely have been checking on the form of Bothroyd, it will have been McGugan's name that resonated in the post-match discussions. Fulham and Birmingham target Jay Bothroyd vows to stay at Cardiff until the end of the seasonFulham keeping tabs on £5m-rated Senegal striker CisseFULHAM FC

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