Nottingham Forest have a quick turnaround from the 2-2 draw against Real Betis as they take on Sunderland on Saturday.
Ange Postecoglou’s side produced a good performance in the Europa League on Wednesday, so they will have a lot more belief ahead of a return to Premier League action.
Nottingham Forest haven’t had a great start to the league season, and currently languish in the bottom half of the league table.
| Position | Team | Played MP | Won W | Drawn D | Lost L | For GF | Against GA | Diff GD | Points Pts |
| 7 |  SunderlandSunderland | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 |  FulhamFulham | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 |  Manchester CityManchester City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 |  EvertonEverton | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 |  Manchester UnitedManchester United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 7 |
| 12 |  LeedsLeeds | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 7 |
| 13 |  NewcastleNewcastle | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 |  BrightonBrighton | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 5 |
| 15 |  Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 5 |
| 16 |  BurnleyBurnley | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 4 |
| 17 |  BrentfordBrentford | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 4 |
| 18 |  Aston VillaAston Villa | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 3 |
| 19 |  West HamWest Ham | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 3 |
| 20 |  WolvesWolves | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 0 |
Sunderland, meanwhile, are flying high in seventh place after gaining promotion from the Championship via the play-offs.
Ahead of the City Ground clash, here is Forest’s predicted starting line-up.
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Nottingham Forest predicted XI vs Sunderland
Postecoglou will have to rotate his side for Sunderland after a taxing midweek clash against one of the best teams in Spain.
The former Tottenham Hotspur boss benched some big hitters in Spain, such as Chris Wood and Dilane Bakwa, so they will likely start against the Black Cats.
Omari Hutchinson isn’t in the Europa League squad, so he will surely start from the off and make his full Premier League debut for the club.
The other two changes come at the back, with Nicola Savona coming in for Neco Williams and Jair Cunha for Morato.
Elliot Anderson really impressed with Igor Jesus
The big dilemma at the moment is whether to make Igor Jesus the starting number nine in the Europa and Premier League.
Wood, if he does start this weekend, has to take his opportunity and mark it with a goal, otherwise, he could be overtaken by Jesus.
Speaking after the Betis game, Elliot Anderson said he’s been really impressed by the summer addition in training.
“He’s always in the right position, which is obviously a big thing for a striker,” Anderson told TNT Sports.
“He’s done well and got two goals and two goals the other week, so he’s doing really well and we see it in training. I’m really happy for Igor.”
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