Bennett closes on Forest return
Defender set to play in behind-closed-doors game on Tuesday
Last Updated: March 1, 2010 6:33pm
Bennett: Long-term absentee
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Nottingham Forest defender Julian Bennett is closing in on his first-team comeback from a long-term knee injury.
Bennett has not played for Forest since Boxing Day 2008, but is set to feature in a behind-closed-doors game on Tuesday.
The 25-year-old has been given the go-ahead to face Coventry City in the match as he steps up his bid for a return to Forest's plans.
Forest manager Billy Davies is also expected to use the encounter against Coventry as an opportunity to hand some of his fringe players a run-out.
Bennett, who has made 107 appearances for Forest since joining from Walsall in January 2006, has yet to feature for the first team since Davies took charge at the City Ground.
Julian Bennett
