Nottingham Forest play Newcastle, knowing that victory would take them above opponents who were a distant 13 points clear of them as recently as late March.
Victory would make them all but safe from relegation.
There’s a trio of Sunday afternoonly Premier League fixtures.
Forest’s Ambitions
Nottingham Forest coach Vitor Pereira had a chat and said it is time to forget about the last game.
Now is the time to forget about the last game.
“Today we have a big chance to get three points and to have in our hands, our future. It’s about reaching the 13th position because today with a win we can reach 13th position and this is our target today, this is what we have in our mind.”
He confirmed that they’re playing with a back three.
“Yes. Because we came from two games in three days. We travelled to London and to Birmingham. It’s important to have organisation but with our ideas to win the game, to fight, to win the three points. There’s a lot of players injured, important players for us. But in the end, we start with 11 and let’s go.”
Howe’s Perspective
“There’s been no end of season feel to our training ground work, that’s really important,” said Eddie Howe. “While there’s still an opportunity, we’ll try and grab it. We’re prepared for a tough game. It’s always difficult going to the City Ground, a stadium full of good atmosphere and good energy. We’re going to have to be at our very best.”
Team Lineups
Here are the teams:
- Nottingham Forest: Sels, Jair Cunha, Milenkovic, Morato, Williams, Anderson, Dominguez, Netz, Bakwa, Igor Jesus, Awoniyi. Subs: Ortega, Wood, Moreira, Lucca, Hutchinson, Yates, McAtee, Whitehall, Sinclair.
- Newcastle: Pope, Hall, Thiaw, Botman, Burn, Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton, Jacob Murphy, Woltemade, Osula. Subs: Ramsdale, Trippier, Wissa, Gordon, Barnes, Elanga, Willock, Alex Murphy, Ramsey.
The referee is Paul Tierney.