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Nuno Espirito Santo will be on the touchline when Nottingham Forest host Fulham on Saturday.

The manager was expected to be banned after he was sent off in Sunday's 2-2 draw at Brighton on Sunday.

But Forest have been given more time to submit their observations after Nuno and Morgan Gibbs-White were charged by the Football Association. They initially had until Friday but requested an extension and now have until Wednesday, 2 October.

Nuno has accepted the blame but is yet to accept the charge.

"There’s always an answer and a response - we will respond to the charges," Nuno said. "I think we deserve an opportunity to answer our view on the incident and we will do so as a club.

"It’s very difficult for managers to control their emotions sometimes. It happens with a lot of managers. It’s an emotional game, an emotional situation - sometimes it’s hard.

"I had the chance to apologise for my behaviours. I think it was accepted. I will try hard not to repeat it."

Nuno was charged by the FA with acting in an improper manner, with the Portuguese manager also alleged to have used abusive and/or insulting words towards a match official.

He was sent off after Gibbs-White was dismissed for receiving a second yellow card for a strong tackle on Joao Pedro with seven minutes left.

The Key Match Incidents panel, which reviews the main decisions in the Premier League each week, was split 3-2, with the majority believing official Robert Jones was wrong to dismiss the midfielder.

The England international has been charged by the Football Association with acting in an improper manner and/or using abusive and/or insulting words towards fourth official Anthony Taylor.

Nuno already has a suspended one-game touchline ban - handed out in August - following his comments after Forest's controversial 2-0 defeat at Everton in April,which saw the club question the integrity of VAR Stuart Attwell on social media.