This is a continuation of the ongoing season previews posted on /r/soccer from those at /r/Championship preparing you all for the coming Championship season. Check out the other installments in the series so far.
Other teams:
Preview #2: Peterborough United
About Nottingham Forest
Established: 1865
Stadium: City Ground
Capacity: 30,446
Head Coach: Chris Hughton
Subreddit: /r/nffc
Essential Reading: The Communist Manifesto, Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx
2 Times European Champions Nottingham Forest are probably best known for finishing runners up in the 1980 Intercontinental Cup.
Last Season
| Pld | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 37 | 45 | -8 |
The shadow of the 19/20 season loomed large over the start of last season, which would quickly consume manager Sabri Lamouchi in complete darkness. The well-liked Frenchman needed a reaction from his brave boys after ‘crisis talks’ with the fuming owner Evangelos Marinakis over the summer, following an utter capitulation of Forest’s playoff aspirations in July. Tensions were high, players were humiliated then outcast, and a whole host of Tom, Dick and Harry Arters were brought in as an attempt to heal a diseased lung with a dozen plasters.
Forest opened the season by delivering 5 consecutive losses, which in turn, was more than enough for the big Greek shipping magnate to deliver Captain Sabri into the sea. By the time Lamouchi’s flailing body splashed into the salty ocean water in October ‘20, it was announced that EFL Championship hall-of-famer Chris Hughton would be the man to re-arrange the deckchairs on HMS Ominous.
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Competition: Sky Bet Championship
Time: 3:00pm CET
Venue: Carrow Road
Capacity 27,244 - 26,831 in attendance (98.5%)
Referee: Scott Duncan
Weather: 3^o Celsius - Cloudy
How to Follow the Game:
Live Text Updates: Canaries.co.uk
Canaries.co.uk - Radio Broadcast - Paid Membership Required - £4.49 (per month) or £31.49 (for the season)
UStream "Free" Radio Broadcast
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- Three of the last four league meetings between these two sides has seen a team come back from behind to win, with the Canaries doing so on two occasions (Sept 2016 & Apr 2011) and Forest just once (Nov 2014).
- Forest have lost three of their last four league games against Norwich (W1).
- Only top of the table Newcastle (33) have scored more goals in home Championship games this season than the Canaries (29).
- Since a 5-2 win at Oakwell against Barnsley in November, Forest have scored two goals in five subsequent Championship away games.
- Nelson Oliveira has scored five goals in his last four Championship appearances at Carrow Road for Norwich.
| Rank | Club | Record (W-D-L) | Last 6 | F-A : +/- | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | Norwich City | 14-5-11 | W-L-W-W-W-D | 50-42 : +8 | 47 |
| 15th | Nottingham Forest F.C. | 10-6-14 | L-D-W-L-W-W | 42-48 : -6 | 36 |
STARTING XI: (4-2-3-1 Formation)
| Position | Player | Info |
|---|---|---|
| S | Nélson Oliveira | |
| LW | Josh Murphy | |
| CAM | Wes Hoolahan | 73' |
| RW | Alex Pritchard | |
| CM | Jonny Howson | |
| CM | Youssouf Mulumbu | |
| LB | Mitchell Dijks | 69' |
| CB | Timm Klose | |
| CB | Russell Martin (C) | |
| RB | Ivo Pinto | 58' (INJ) |
| GK | John Ruddy | |
| sub | Cameron Jerome | |
| sub | Yanic Wildschut | 73' |
| sub | Jacob Murphy | |
| sub | Ben Godfrey | |
| sub | Steven Whittaker | 58' |
| sub | Ryan Bennett | 69' |
| sub | Michael McGovern |
Inactive: (roughly sorted by # of appearances)
Position | Player |
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Villa came back from being 2-0 down to record a great win in their opening game of the season. Goals from A.Ramsey, F.Thorndike, C.Archer and 2 goals from Brad Young.
