Nottingham Forest travel to Wolves today looking for their first win since August.
The Premier League dream has quickly turned into a nightmare for Forest and they desperately need wins.
Steve Cooper’s team stopped a run of five straight defeats on Monday night with a 1-1 draw against Aston Villa.
Ahead of today’s game, we looked at how Forest might line up against a managerless Wolves.
Predicted Nottingham Forest XI
The Forest rearguard
Dean Henderson is still striving for his second clean sheet and he will hope to keep one at Molineux.
At the back, it looks unlikely there will be too many changes.
Serge Aurier was brilliant against Villa and he should keep his place in the team at right-back.
In the middle, Steve Cook and Scott McKenna could once again get the nod.
There could be one change at left-back, with Renan Lodi coming in for Harry Toffolo.
Nothing against the former Huddersfield man but against the pace of Nelson Semedo, Cooper might fancy recalling Lodi.
In the Forest engine room
A 4-3-3 system looks likely to be in operation once again.
We think just one change will happen with Cheikhou Kouyate making way for Orel Mangala.
The Belgian was an unused substitute against Villa and he must have been pencilled in for today.
Ryan Yates and Remo Freuler were both decent on Monday and they should both get their chance again today.
Leading the Forest line
Cooper will be desperate to get a settled team in place after a summer of upheaval.
With that in mind, we don’t think there will be a change today when it comes to the front three.
Emmanuel Dennis will play through the middle as the striker.
Alongside him will be Morgan Gibbs-White from the left and Brennan Johnson from the right.
Here is how the Forest team could look today:
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