Tuesday’s Premier League game between Nottingham Forest and West Ham feels like a make-or-break for both teams.
Sean Dyche has overseen four consecutive defeats, and with Arsenal coming to the City Ground next in the Premier League, a win is badly needed against West Ham.
Forest have a chance to go seven points clear of the relegation zone, and after wasting chances to put daylight between them and the bottom three over Christmas, tonight really is massive.
Should West Ham defeat Forest, they will move to within a point of safety and with two new strikers already signed, they would feel they’re on the up.
Dyche needs a reaction against the struggling Hammers and there really are no excuses for the Reds this evening at The London Stadium.
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In goal, there should be a return for Matz Sels after he was introduced from the bench for the injured John Victor against Aston Villa.
In front of him, he could have last season’s formidable back four, with Ola Aina returning from injury at the weekend to take on Aston Villa.
Neco Williams, Nikola Milenkovic and Murillo should all keep their places in the Forest team.
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In midfield, there is an argument that one change could be made for tonight’s game.
Nicolas Dominguez is industrious, but perhaps the reason Douglas Luiz was taken out of the action for the game against Villa was to save him tonight, with Elliot Anderson seemingly a mandatory pick.
Callum Hudson-Odoi should return to action tonight in East London, and Omari Hutchinson will likely continue on the opposite flank.
Morgan Gibbs-White scored at the weekend and should start, with Igor Jesus looking to improve through the middle, with just one Premier League goal scored by him this season.
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