Nottingham Forest will play Fulham in a few hours, looking to pull eight points clear of the relegation zone in the Premier League.
Last weekend’s 3-0 win over Tottenham has given Forest some confidence, and it will be fascinating to see how Sean Dyche’s team can perform tonight.
It’s come to light that Forest want Dwight McNeil when the transfer window opens, but before thoughts can turn to the market, the Reds have three big games to play.
Ahead of tonight’s game, pundits have started to have their say on who will win the match, with Forest and Fulham both occupying similar positions in the Premier League table.
Chris Sutton predicts Nottingham Forest clash with Fulham
The BBC pundit was quizzed by BBC Sport on who he thought would get the win on Monday Night Football later tonight.
Sadly, he couldn’t predict a win for Forest – the club he supported growing up – believing Harry Wilson will score against the Reds tonight.
He said: “Fulham are another team who I usually fancy to win at home, but they have been depleted by Afcon call-ups.
“Samuel Chukwueze has been a really good impact player recently, but Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey have been the heartbeat of Marco Silva’s side this season, and all three will be missed.
“As for Nottingham Forest, they are on fire with six wins in eight games in all competitions. Maybe ‘Dyche-ball’ is going under the radar a bit, because they are doing very well.
“Bassey got the winner in this fixture last season but, as I mentioned, he is not here and this is a very different Forest side too.
“I can see this being a very tight affair. I was looking for a reason to say my boyhood team Forest will win, but Harry Wilson will score for Fulham and they can’t keep a clean sheet, so it has 1-1 written all over it.”
Forest can attack Fulham with nothing much to lose
Will Nottingham Forest defeat Fulham?
So far under Dyche, Forest have looked a more formidable side when they’ve simply had a go and tonight, the Reds must adopt a similar approach.
Fulham are pretty good on home soil but with three players heading off to the African Cup of Nations, there is a bit of an opportunity for Forest.
The Reds have played at Craven Cottage three times since winning promotion back to the Premier League, losing each time and only scoring one goal.
However, these records are there to be broken and it’s hard to imagine too many fans would be too disappointed should Sutton’s prediction of 1-1 prove correct.
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