Perch on Forest comeback trail

The 24-year-old has been out since suffering a stress fracture to a shin in April but has been pencilled in to play in a reserve-team game against Barnsley at the City Ground on Monday.Forest had hoped to give Perch a similar run-out for the second string a fortnight ago but he was ruled out after sustaining a knock in training.Goalkeeper Paul Smith and full-back Joel Lynch are also expected to feature against the Tykes.Meanwhile, Robert Earnshaw has been called up to the Wales squad for their international friendly against Scotland on Saturday.The striker returned to the first-team as a substitute in the 1-1 draw with Bristol City at the weekend following a four-match lay-off with a calf injury.

Source: Team_Talk