Nuno makes Nottingham Forest points deduction claim as Everton watch on

Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo insists he is not nervous as the club await news of a potential points deduction.

Relegation-threatened Forest, who are 17th in the Premier League, could be docked points after being charged with breaching the competition's financial regulations. It comes as Everton await the outcome of a second charge after already losing 10 points - later reduced to six on appeal - from a previous charge this season.

The clubs are battling relegation and such a penalty would plunge Forest into the bottom three but, while Nuno maintains he is not apprehensive about the outcome, he would like an end to the uncertainty.

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Asked if he was nervous, the Portuguese said at a press conference: "No. Since we had the news that there is going to be a hearing and all these things, we are waiting.

"Let's wait and see. Us, as team, football-wise, we just focus on the pitch. We don't know when it's going to come. We prefer the sooner the better."

Forest are in trouble after a run of three successive defeats and their frustration has been exacerbated in recent weeks by some controversial refereeing decisions.

A fortnight ago Liverpool snatched a 99th-minute winner at the City Ground after the visitors were incorrectly given the ball after a stoppage in play. Last week Forest lost 1-0 at Brighton in a game in which the Seagulls' Jakub Moder was fortunate not to be sent off.

Nuno is determined to overcome the setbacks coming Forest's way.

He said: "It's hard because it's frustrating, it's disappointing. There comes a lot of bad feelings inside of you but we don't