Match Day Thread Nottingham Forest v Leeds United

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Nottingham Forest v Leeds United
Sunday 9th November@14:00 | City Ground

Leeds United face a pivotal Premier League clash against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Sunday, with Daniel Farke’s side desperate to pick up points ahead of a daunting run of fixtures against Aston Villa, Manchester City, Chelsea, and Liverpool. The return of Anton Stach to the starting line-up is a possibility, despite the midfielder still nursing a rib injury sustained in last month’s 2-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. Stach was omitted from the starting XI in last weekend’s disappointing 3-0 loss at Brighton, but his absence highlighted Leeds’ lack of midfield control. Farke may risk the soon-to-be 27-year-old, potentially at the expense of AO Tanaka, favouring a central partnership of Sean Longstaff and Brenden Aaronson.

Defensively, Leeds must shore up after conceding three at the Amex, with Farke weighing his options between Pascal Struijk and Jaka Bijol for a starting role at centre-back. Out wide, Dan James and the newly fit Wilfried Gnonto are likely to be impact substitutes rather than starters, as Farke looks to maintain balance in the side.

Nottingham Forest, meanwhile, are unbeaten in their last 13 top-flight home meetings with Leeds (winning six and drawing seven) since a 2-0 defeat under Matt Gillies in November 1971. However, their current form is cause for concern; Forest are winless in their last nine Premier League matches (drawing three and losing six), their worst run since going 11 without victory between February and April 2023 – a sequence that included a loss to Leeds.

Sean Dyche’s squad is severely depleted, with a growing injury list hampering his selection options. Key absentees include Angus Gunn (knee ligaments), Ola Aina (hamstring), Douglas Luiz (hamstring), Oleksandr Zinchenko (groin), Dilane Bakwa (knock), and Chris Wood (knee). To compound matters, Callum Hudson-Odoi is rated doubtful after picking up a knock in the 2-2 draw with Manchester United.

With Forest struggling for wins and Leeds desperate to avoid another poor performance, Sunday’s match is shaping up to be a tense encounter. The visitors will see this as a crucial opportunity to grab points before entering a brutal sequence of fixtures, while the hosts will be desperate to climb out of the bottom three, and will see Leeds as a must win game.

 

After our surrender at the seagulls every team will be seeing us as a must win game .... where's our Bremner/batty/Jones for a bit of grit and steel ...oh I know different era's, different footy now blah blah ...aaah the good ol' days

 

Lose this and we’re dooooomed

 

----------------------------------------------------- Why oh why do these teams on a hopeless run of form seem to play us next

Good morning everyone.

 

Most recent case Brighton, the last time they kept a clean sheet, was when fred Flintstone missed a penalty for Bedrock Rovers in 2000BC.

 

I can't see anything but us losing this game

 

Crate in the fridge chilling. They wont last until Sunday

Tragic.

 

I know I say this is a must-win game, but Jesus never has truer words been spoken.

You can turn around and say that Forest haven't won in X amount of games, but I don't think that counts for anything anymore.

My fear is that Burnley have West Ham on Saturday, and if Burnley win, then a draw is not good enough... We need to win and if we lose then Forest are 1 point behind us.

Again I'm repeating myself but after the International break we've got a ****ing bastard run of games where I don't think we'll prick up many point if any at all

 

We will win this dunno why just feel the heat is on and we will turn up.

 

Bookmarked

 

Confucius, an ancient Chinese philosopher (551–c. 479 BCE), focused his teachings on morality, social relationships, justice, and self-discipline. While his aphorisms provide guidance on managing emotions like anger and anxiety, he never used modern casual phrases like "learn to chill out".

 

As match day looms large....

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Morning all. We just haven’t looked like we’re going to win away since the Wolves game.

 

It's getting a little bit tight at the bottom......and I am not referring to my ring piece just to make it clear.

 

No two ways about it.....we have to beat Forest.

 

West Ham with back to back wins is a downer. We need three points here to put the pressure on.

 

Its not a must win, it's a must not lose.

 

It’s a probably will lose, that’s the problem.

 

You can more than double your money backing Forest today.

Leeds are also a generous 5-2 to go down if you think that's where we are heading. Those odds will shorten after today's loss if you are right.

 

Defeat today and we’re gone. Butter it up anyway you like