Nottingham Forest are back in Premier League action tonight when Fulham visit the City Ground – and here is our predicted team for the important clash.
The Reds face Crystal Palace at the weekend and fought back to earn a share of the spoils. Chris Wood earned praise from Eagles boss Oliver Glasner after his equaliser in the second half.
Forest need to start winning games of football. Ultimately, draws are no good in their current predicament and another home game tonight provides another good chance.
Ahead of the clash with the Cottagers, we’ve had a look at who might play for the Reds and here is our predicted Forest team for tonight.
Predicted Nottingham Forest team to play Fulham
In goal, we fully expect Matz Sels to play ahead of Matt Turner and Odysseas Vlachodimos. He was raved about by Nuno Espirito Santo for his efforts on Saturday.
Ahead of Sels, we think there could be a couple of changes. Ola Aina went off on Saturday during his return to action and the quick turnaround might not help him.
As a result, we think Harry Toffolo will get the nod tonight, with Neco Williams keeping his place on the right-hand side of the Forest back four.
Elsewhere, it’s rare that Felipe plays back-to-back games these days so Andrew Omobamidele could come in for a start, with Willy Boly to be assessed.
Murillo will naturally keep his place in the team and start on the left-hand side of the back four.
There could be a really bold change in midfield with Espirito Santo starting Morgan Gibbs-White in a deeper role.
It was there where he played on Saturday as Forest made the switch when Giovanni Reyna was introduced.
Tonight, he could start the number 10 there and hand USMNT star Reyna a go in the actual number 10 role.
Alongside Gibbs-White, we think Nicolas Dominguez could earn a recall to the team after being an unused substitute on Saturday.
On the flanks, Anthony Elanga could come into the fray after being a substitute at the weekend. Callum Hudson-Odoi will keep his place on the left.
In attack, there is only one man to call upon and it’s Chris Wood who took his tally to 11 for the campaign in all competitions at the weekend.
Predicted Forest team:
Who else could start for Forest
We anticipated that this predicted team could go pretty close. However, there are a couple of players who will be pushing hard to start the game.
Divock Origi has started during recent games and clearly, Espirito Santo likes what he brings to the team.
In midfield, we think Dominguez will be called upon but Ibrahim Sangare and Ryan Yates started on Saturday and both will be desperate to play.
Danilo will also push hard for a place and he won’t have been happy to lose his place in the eleven in recent weeks.
Defensively, Gonzalo Montiel is now fit and was back on the bench at the weekend.
Rodrigo Ribeiro will likely be on the bench once again and he will provide an option in attack should anything happen to Wood.
Nottingham Forest predicted team vs Fulham: Sels; Williams, Omobamidele, Murillo, Toffolo; Gibbs-White, Dominguez; Elanga, Reyna, Hudson-Odoi; Wood
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