A regular in the transfer gossip columns throughout the summer, most recently when linked with a move to West Ham United, it remains to be seen whether this will be Antonio's 49th and final league appearance for the Reds.
His value to his team during that period is shown by a tally of 15 goals and 13 assists ahead of Saturday's game.
He lines up in the following XI alongside another transfer target, Michael Mancienne, with manager Freedman having been pleased to get a week of training under his team's belts with no midweek match and also to allow time for niggling injuries to clear.
Forest: De Vries, Lichaj, Mills (c) Hobbs, Pinillos, Mancienne, C Burke, Ebecilio, Vaughan, Antonio, Walker
Subs: Evtimov, Grant, Osborn, O. Burke, Blackstock, Wilson, McDonagh