Dyche on injuries, 'killer edge' and progress

Dyche says it's "improbable" Chris Wood and Callum Hudson-Odoi will be back for the weekend, but says there's a "stronger chance" they'll be fit in the coming weeks.

He admits the international break has come at a good time because of the injuries they have. Dyche added: "It gives us that window without games. It doesn't mean they are going to miraculously get fit but it just means there's no games to miss. If there is such a thing as speed in these situations then we'll try to do that, of course. But the body can only heal at a certain rate."

Dyche says having "that killer edge" in front of goal is "a constant work in progress" and believes having more bodies back to fitness will help. He added: "We haven't got magic dust. You can't suddenly make players who are not used to having that killer edge score 20 a season. It's not that easy or else we'd all be doing it."

The Forest boss says he has seen "positive signs" in recent performances that they can create better chances.

He says dealing with being in the bottom three from a mental perspective is "part of being a professional footballer" and that "it's a process" to establish yourself as a top Premier League club. Dyche said: "When I was on the outside looking at it and fans were telling me, 'we're going to do this and we're going to do that', I said 'I don't think it's that easy'. Once I saw them get into Europe, I said, 'trust me, it's not going to be that easy'."

On progress, Dyche says: "There's a lot of work that needs to be done. That's what we're doing and that's what we intend to do."

Looking ahead to the weekend, Dyche says he has to be "aware" of Leeds but isn't "worried" about them.