Getting to know...

Who is your football idol?

"Lionel Messi, just the dribbling, the skill. For me, the best player in the world."

Who is the biggest joker in the pack?

"I’m going to say Pedro Porro. A great guy, always happy, always planning something. If he’s around you, you have to look out!"

Who do you message most on WhatsApp, apart from family?

"It’s probably my friends’ group chat, friends from back home in Nottingham, and it’s never really about football, to be honest, just stuff that we all find funny."

Who is your favourite actor?

"I’ll say Liam Neeson, I’ve watched most of his films and enjoyed them."

Where in the world would you most like to visit?

"South America or somewhere in Asia, like South Korea or Tokyo, somewhere like that."

Where is a place that feels like home?

"Our family home in Nottingham."

Where do you go shopping?

"I don’t do too much physical shopping, walking around. One of my good friends is in fashion, has a few different clients, goes to different cities and he takes photos of the different shops he goes to and, if I like something, he’ll bring the items to me. If I do go out in London, there are a few shops in Soho I like."

Where would you go if you could go back in time?

"You know what, I’d go back to a family holiday we had in Barbados when I was 14, just to relive it."

How do you spend any free time that you get?

"Just chilling, to be honest, especially with the way we train here, it’s very tiring and there isn’t too much time to do much more, so, chilling with friends and family if they’re down here, maybe go for a meal."

How do you like your eggs in the morning?

"I’ll go for scrambled."

How did you get into football?

"My dad (David) was playing when I was younger, so he was training a lot, I used to have a kick around with my mum and my grandparents in the garden, but obviously watching my dad always made me want to play football."

How do you switch off after a game?

"Being with family, friends… if the game has gone well, they will want to speak about it, but they are quite good at taking my mind off it and speaking about other things. That’s good, because you want to stay on a level as there is always another game around the corner."

What is your favourite current TV show?

"It’s not really current, but I’ve been watching Gavin & Stacey."

What was the last concert you went to?

"21 Savage at the O2, really good.."

What were your first pair of football boots?

"Predators, not the one with the tongue, a little after that, three stripes, red laces, black, a little pattern on the front..."

What is your guilty pleasure?

"Dessert, cake, brownies - anything sweet!"

When did you last cook and what was it?

"It was a long time ago! Probably beans on toast! I can’t cook, unfortunately."

When did you last visit your home town?

"I was last in Nottingham after the international break in November."

When was the last time you hooked up with old school friends?

"After the Villa game, they were there for the match, then came back to mine. It’s great to still be in touch with them, that’s important."

When did you last wear a tie?

"It must have been the EFL awards with Nottingham Forest at the end of the 2021/22 season."