Forest pair Earnshaw and Turner our for season

NOTTINGHAM Forest's battle for Championship survival was dealt a double blow today with top scorer Robert Earnshaw and goalkeeper Iain Turner ruled out for the season.

Earnshaw scored his 16th goal of the campaign in the 3-2 win against Bristol City on Saturday but came off with a knee injury.

And that knock is now set to see him miss the final four games of the campaign, including today's match at Sheffield United.

Turner, on loan from Everton, has broken a toe and will play no part in the last three weeks of the campaign.

The Reds are one place outside the bottom three with games to follow against Coventry, Blackpool and Southampton after today.