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Stuart Pearce yet to decide if Stephen McLaughlin's Notts County loan will be extended

Nottingham Forest's Stephen McLaughlin and Tottenham Hotspur's Kyle Naughton battle for the ball during the Capital One Cup Third Round at White Hart Lane
Image: Stephen McLaughlin (left): Currently on loan at County

Nottingham Forest manager Stuart Pearce has yet to decide whether Stephen McLaughlin's loan spell at Notts County will be extended.

The winger's month-long stint across the River Trent is set to end after the Magpies' Sky Bet League One fixture against Walsall at Meadow Lane on Saturday.

McLaughlin has made a big impact at Notts, making five league starts, as Shaun Derry's side have climbed up to third in the table. The 24-year-old also scored in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy win at Scunthorpe this month.

Pearce said: "We will have a look at it and, if we feel that Steve can come back in and add to the squad, we will bring him back, if that is the proper thing to do.

"If we feel as though his experience, at this moment in his career, is best suited by playing at Notts County, we will make that decision. We will decide that over the weekend."

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