Nottingham Forest face Aston Villa tonight looking to end a run of five straight defeats in the Premier League.
The Reds were humbled 4-0 by Leicester last week and they will be keen to right a few wrongs on home soil.
Forest are at the foot of the top flight and naturally, supporters are desperate to see the team pick up more points.
Ahead of tonight’s game, we looked at a predicted eleven that Cooper might look to utilise tonight.
Nottingham Forest predicted eleven against Aston Villa:
The Forest rearguard
Forest will stick with Dean Henderson in goal.
Cooper went with a back four at Leicester and he might choose the same option here.
There could be changes though and Joe Worrall has to return to partner Scott McKenna at centre-back.
There could also be a change at right-back. with Serge Aurier coming in for Neco Williams.
Harry Toffolo will push for a recall but Renan Lodi will likely start.
The Forest engine room
How many teams will have to batter Forest before Steve Cooper chooses to put another midfielder in?
Hopefully, this will happen tonight.
Ryan Yates was confident in possession last week after coming on as a substitute and could start.
He could be flanked by Orel Mangala and Lewis O’Brien in the midfield engine room.
Leading the Forest line
Emmanuel Dennis produced a decent cameo last week but will likely settle for a place on the bench again.
Taiwo Awoniyi will likely start in attack as looks to make up for his big miss last week at Leicester.
Brennan Johnson should start as he looks to his top form.
The final spot in the starting eleven will likely go to Morgan Gibbs-White who could start in a roaming role from the left.
Here is how tonight’s team might look:
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