Nottingham Forest face Cardiff City today looking to make it five wins on the spin and the fourth win in succession in the Championship.
Steve Cooper’s men have secured wins over Arsenal, Millwall, Derby and Barnsley in 2022 and right now the team has a 100% record since the turn of the year.
Today, the Reds face a City side who haven’t tasted the sweetness of a win in six matches and they’ll be desperate to get back to winning ways.
Ahead of this afternoon’s clash, we looked at how Cooper might line his team up.
The Forest rearguard
It’s been a strong week for Brice Samba and he will remain between the posts today.
Cooper may choose to go back to a 4-2-3-1 for this one.
As a result, it’ll be a familiar back four from right to left of Djed Spence, Steve Cook, Scott McKenna and Max Lowe.
Loic Mbe Soh could make a welcome return back to the bench.
The Forest engine room
Ryan Yates scored in midweek and his form under Cooper has been fantastic.
Another player who has been in fine form is Jack Colback and he will probably start once again this afternoon.
Leading the Forest line
Lewis Grabban operated on the left against Barnsley but he could be back through the middle for this one.
Philip Zinckernagel could find himself back on the bench for this one, with Keinan Davis preferred on the left.
That will leave Brennan Johnson to take a place on the right, with James Garner playing in a more advanced number 10 position.
Here is how the Forest team could look this afternoon:
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