Nottingham Forest v Bristol City Martin O'Neill has mounting defensive concerns as he prepares for his first game as Nottingham Forest manager. Danny Fox and Tendayi Darikwa are suspended, Michael Hefele is absent and Michael Dawson and Tobias Figueirido are doubts, but new signing Yohan Benalouane could make his debut. Bristol City's on-loan midfielder Kasey Palmer is pushing to start, having scored after coming on against Bolton. Defender Eros Pisano (adductor strain) is unlikely to be fit. Match facts Nottingham Forest have won once in their past eight league meetings with Bristol City (W1 D2 L5) - the last two games have ended as draws. Bristol City have won two of their previous 27 away visits to Nottingham Forest in all competitions (D9 L16), failing to score in their last two games at the City Ground. Nottingham Forest manager Martin O'Neill is set to take charge of a second-tier match for the first time since May 1996 - a 2-1 play-off final win for Leicester City against Crystal Palace; Matthew Cash, who started Forest's last match, was not born when that game was played. Bristol City have won their past four matches in all competitions - they have not won five in a row since December 2017, with one of those wins coming against Nottingham Forest. Nottingham Forest have won just one of their previous eight matches in all competitions (D2 L5), a 4-2 win over Leeds on New Year's Day. Four of Bristol City's last six Championship goals have been headers - only Leeds (12) and Aston Villa (19) have scored more headers than the Robins (11) this season. Holden ~https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/holden-enjoying-the-feel-good-factor/ O'Neill ~ https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport.../nottingham-forest-boss-martin-oneill-2439675 Prutton's prediction David Prutton predicts: 2-0
I had no idea our recent record is so good against them - I remember not so long ago they were one of our bogey sides!
Forest are a bunch of dirty fouling cloggers according to the Evil Post: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport...vealed-bristol-city-face-dirtiest-2443302.amp
At least with Ringmaster O'Neill walking into the Nottingham Forest circus we should be getting a lot of coverage on the BBC today, albeit cast as the bad guys/scrappy upstarts come to try and ruin their day.
So let's go and get all 3 points and really pee off the footballing world and some others. I have noticed a seemingly lack of credit heading our way from the footballing pundits.
I like RR's comments, I don't always agree but I think he brings a real sense of balance and humour to our board, if we didn't have him we would surely miss him.
City starting XI: Fielding, Pisano, Baker, Kalas, Dasilva, Brownhill, Pack (c), Paterson, Weimann, O’Dowda, Diédhiou. Subs: O’Leary, Wright, Kelly, Morrell, Adelakun, Palmer, Eisa. The City shotstopper is one of four changes as Head Coach Lee Johnson also hands starts to Eros Pisano, Nathan Baker and Jay Dasilva. City have been unable to call on Jack Hunt and Niki Mäenpää, (both calf strains), while Adam Webster (ankle sprain), Matty Taylor (hip flexor) and Marley Watkins (ankle) also miss out.
With the forced changes it will allow us to see if we can handle adversity and if we can then it could prove that we have a balanced flexible squad. If we can win this game then I think we have shown how much better prepared we are to continue to challenge for a playoff spot.
Goal....Palmer brilliant through ball , lovely pass to Famara and goal !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
