Nottingham Forest face another tough test this weekend when they travel to Stamford Bridge to face Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea, who are looking for three straight wins in all competitions.
Steve Cooper’s men took on Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in May, securing a 2-2 draw thanks to a Taiwo Awoniyi brace.
The Red Devils will miss some key members of the first team in this afternoon’s match.
Joe Worrall is suspended, along with Danilo, Orel Mangala and Scott McKenna all potentially injured during the trip to the Blues.
Moussa Niakhate made his first game of the season against Burnley in midweek and is likely to continue at the bottom of the table today – giving Cooper’s side some extra momentum. Experts’ predictions
Mark Lawrenson, Chris Sutton and Paul Merson have made predictions about Chelsea’s game against Forest at Stamford Bridge.
Experts all agree that the Red Devils will be hard-pressed to win anything after the encounter, with the trio all predicting Pochettino’s side will win at home.
Former Arsenal player Merson has detailed the teams and while predicting Cooper’s side will taste defeat today, he expects his team to make it difficult for the de Blues, who have won two most recent match.
“These are games where Chelsea have a hard time. When there are 10 defenders behind the ball, the Blues tend to struggle to break them. “A lot will depend on whether Chelsea can break Nottingham Forest early on Saturday. If they could, they could land their third sprint win here.
“New signing Nicolas Jackson will improve a lot. He is vivacious, quick, strong and will score a lot of goals.
“Now he is what I call a diamond in the rough. Jackson has some good players around him and he also seems to be forming a good partnership with Raheem Sterling.
