Stan Collymore makes amusing Sean Dyche prediction after Nottingham Forest defeat to Aston Villa

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Nottingham Forest boss Sean Dyche is under pressure to get his team firing and pull clear of the relegation zone in the Premier League.

The Reds were abysmal once again in a 3-1 defeat to Aston Villa, with Dyche sending a team out to try not to lose rather than attempting to win a game of football.

Dyche bemoaned Elliot Anderson whilst surprisingly jumping to the defence of John Victor, with the Brazilian’s haphazard decision to come and clear the ball allowing John McGinn to score the easiest goal he will ever score.

Dyche will be completely aware that Evangelos Marinakis doesn’t want the football club to be relegated and there is no way that he will want to make a decision to sack a third manager this season.

Stan Collymore has suggested that Dyche might just be on borrowed time at the City Ground, suggesting what he thinks might happen before the season is out.

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What Stan Collymore thinks will happen with Nottingham Forest

Collymore has perhaps been a little bit mischievous with this claim, but he sees a situation where Nuno Espirito Santo comes back to the City Ground.

The manager sacked in September has been unable to get a tune out of the Hammers squad and a defeat to Forest on Tuesday night could signal the end for Espirito Santo at the London Stadium.

Collymore said on X: “West Ham sack Nuno, Forest will sack Dyche, Nuno will go back to Forest.”

Forest reappointing Espirito Santo would be the ultimate backdown from Marinakis but with Edu still in place behind the scenes there is no chance that he comes back to the football club.

Dyche needs to beat West Ham

For his job, Dyche needs to beat West Ham and if a seven-point gap can be put between the Reds and the Hammers, it could give everyone a lift at the football club.

Dyche can’t have a fifth successive defeat on his hands, with Arsenal to come next in the Premier League and losing doesn’t really bear thinking about.

A fourth manager in one season wouldn’t be ideal but surely Marinakis won’t persist with this manager if games keep passing the team by and points keep getting dropped.

Dyche is not doing much to dispel the theory before his appointment that his methods are outdated, and he will be completely aware that his job is on the line.