Nottingham Forest returns to the Premier League this weekend following a thrilling FA Cup victory against Exeter in the middle of the week.
The Reds had to fight hard to defeat League One opponents. After 120 minutes of play, Forest and the Grecians were tied 2-2 and required a penalty shootout to win.
Ibrahim Sangare couldn’t wait to play again. He was among a number of players that gained greater playing time, so that game did work out well for him since Nuno Espirito Santo was making the adjustments.
On Tuesday night, Taiwo Awoniyi smashed his nose in Exeter. The Nigerian will therefore probably miss the Reds’ journey to Craven Cottage this weekend to play Fulham.
Roy Keane and Gary Neville disagree on Nottingham Forest score
Once again, this is the time of week when commentators begin making predictions about the games that will take place over the weekend, and the cast of The Overlap has been giving their opinions.
Fulham defeated Forest for the first time this season back in September, and the Reds will be looking for revenge this weekend.
If the Cottagers win this weekend, their hopes of qualifying for the European spots in the top half of the Premier League will be strengthened.
This weekend’s outcome caused disagreement among the commentators, with the following discussion taking place:
Jill Scott: “Gary, don’t you think I like Forest?”
Gary Neville: “I believe Forest won’t be able to handle Fulham as an opponent. But this one will be close. Let’s play Forest 2-1.
Ian Wright: “For me, it’s 1-1.”
Roy Keane: “1-1, I agree.”
Forest must go back to basics on the road
Forest’s most recent Premier League away game was a complete disaster. In a match that threatened to undo the Reds’ tremendous progress, Bournemouth defeated them 5-0.
But last time out, Forest came back to demolish Brighton 7-0 at the City Ground, making the Bournemouth loss a thing of the past.
Seeing the team’s appearance this weekend will be interesting. To defeat Exeter, Espirito Santo had to use some of his best players, and it’s unclear how they’ll bounce back.
Gaining three points against Fulham would put Forest in a strong position going into their incredibly difficult run of games in the coming weeks.
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