Where is the Nottingham Forest team that started the 2022/2023 season now?
NOTTINGHAM FOREST ended their 23-year absence from top flight football at the City Ground last season with a 1-0 win over West Ham.
And on Saturday, 18 months later, David Moyes Hammers returns.
But the side the East Enders face is unrecognizable from the side they lost against at home to Forest.
For starters, Nuno Espirito Santo has replaced Steve Cooper in the dugout.
But incredibly, of the 20 players Cooper stripped for action that day, only four have a chance to appear this time.
Forest's backup goalkeeper in 2022 was Wayne Hennessey, who has now dropped to fourth choice behind Matz Sels, Matt Turner and Odysseas Vlachodimos.
That leaves goalscorer Taiwo Awoniyi, full-backs Neco Williams and Harry Toffolo and Moussa Niakhate as the four survivors who could feature again.
That means as many as 15 players who took on the Hammers last time out are no longer at Forest.
Here, SunSport reveals where they all disappeared to.
DEAN HENDERSON (CRYSTAL PALACE)
Was the hero of the day, along with Awoniyi against West Ham, when he saved Declan Rice's penalty.
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Signed by Manchester United to make the deal permanent, fate saw Henderson suffer a season-ending thigh injury against Leicester City in January.
He returned to United, who sold him to Palace for £20 million in August.
JOE WORRALL (BESIKTAS)
Captained Forest on their return to the Prem, but fell out of favor with Cooper towards the end of his time at the City Ground.
Couldn't find a permanent place under Nuno and was loaned out to Turkish side Besiktas earlier this month.
SCOTT McKENNA (FC COPENHAGEN)
Forest's Player of the Year in their promotion-winning season, the Scottish defender missed large parts of their first Premier season due to hamstring and collarbone injuries.
Was out of Cooper's plans this season. He was loaned to FC Copenhagen in January and played against Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday.
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OREL MANGALA (FC LYON)
The Belgian midfielder joined the Reds from Stuttgart in July 2022 and made 53 appearances for Forest.
But he was allowed to leave on loan for the rest of the season at Lyon on deadline day as Forest looked to balance the books for profit and sustainability purposes.
LEWIS O'BRIEN (MIDDLESBROUGH)
Joins the club with Harry Toffolo from Huddersfield after Forest defeated them at Wembley in the Play-Off final.
Started last season but lost his place and was due to join Blackburn on loan but missed the transfer due to late filing of paperwork.
On loan to MLS side DC United, now on loan to Boro.
JESSE LINGARD (FC SEOUL)
Arrived to much fanfare and a huge salary package from Manchester United on a free transfer in July 2022.
But failed to score or provide an assist in his 17 league appearances and was released at the end of a disappointing debut season.
Just signed a two-year contract with Korean K League club FC Seoul.
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BRENNAN JOHNSON (TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR)
The homegrown hero started last season by signing a new four-year contract for Forest and ended it by signing for Spurs on a £47.5million deal.
Forest were forced to cash in on their star striker to ease PSR pressure amid the threat of points deductions.
GIULIAN BIANCON (OLYMPIACOS)
The 23-year-old French right-back joined from Ligue 1 club Troyes on a three-year contract but never featured in a Prem match.
Coming on as a substitute for twelve minutes in a 6-0 defeat to Manchester City and four minutes in a 0-0 draw against Brighton.
Flogged to Olympiacos in September for an undisclosed fee.
STEVE KOOK (QPR)
The experienced centre-back helped Forest to promotion, making 14 appearances in all competitions on their return to the Prem.
Signed for QPR in August.
LOIC MBE SOH (CITY OF ALMERE)
The Cameroonian centre-back cost £4.5m from Paris Saint-Germain in September 2020 and has made 13 appearances for Forest – none of them in the Premier League.
The 22-year-old spent much of last season on loan for Guingamp. Now on loan to Almere City in the Dutch Eredivisie.
SAM SURRIDGE (NASHVILLE SC)
Signed from Stoke City for £2.2 million and scored seven goals in twenty appearances to help Forest gain promotion.
However, he spent most of his time on the bench in the Prem, starting just one of his 20 league matches.
Sold to MLS side Nashville for £5 million in July.
ALEX MACHTEN (GATE VALE)
US-born but Nottingham-bred youngster who has come through the club's Academy.
Made more than 50 appearances for the club, but a brief seven-minute appearance against Newcastle United on their return to the top flight was his only taste of the Premier League.
The 21-year-old is currently on loan at Port Vale.
CAFU (ROTHERHAM UNITED)
The Portuguese midfielder joined Forest from sister club Olympiacos in 2020 and helped them gain promotion.
But he played just six minutes in the Premier League, coming on for Orel Mangala in the match against West Ham.
Released at the end of last season and joined Rotherham.
LYLE TAYLOR (CAMBRIDGE UNITED)
Signed on a free transfer from Charlton Athletic in 2020 and scored eight goals in 33 appearances during Forest's promotion season.
But the striker didn't play a minute in the Prem last season and was loaned out to Birmingham City and Wycombe before joining Cambridge.
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OLIVER HAMMOND (OLDHAM ATHLETIC)
The Academy graduate was on the bench for the game against Hammers but was loaned out to Cheltenham Town shortly afterwards.
Signed for National League Oldham last month.