Sunday’s only Premier League game sees Nottingham Forest entertain Brentford at the City Ground, with a solitary point separating the two sides in the table.
Nottingham Forest find themselves 12th with seven points to their name, while Brentford occupy 13th place on six points after six matches.
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Steve Cooper’s side have an impressive recent record on home soil, but the Bees will fancy their chances of stinging the hosts this weekend.
Nottingham Forest suffered a 2-0 defeat at Manchester City last weekend, with early goals from Phil Foden and Erling Haaland doing the damage.
Despite playing the entirety of the second with against 10 men following Rodri’s red card, the Tricky Trees failed to find a way through Man City’s organised setup.
Compared to last season, however, Forest have enjoyed a decent start to the season, winning two and drawing one of their six games to remain six points clear of the relegation zone.
Having lost just two of their previous 17 home games in the Premier League, Cooper’s men will back themselves to pick up a positive result on Sunday.
Brentford, on the other hand, suffered a 1-0 defeat to Arsenal in the EFL Cup on Wednesday, despite racking up 18 shots on home soil.
As a result, the Bees head into Sunday’s showdown on a three-game losing streak, with Premier League defeats to Newcastle United and Everton preceding the midweek cup loss.
When you look at the bigger picture, Thomas Frank’s men have failed to win any of their last six matches inside 90 minutes, recording three draws and three losses.
With a solitary victory coming in their previous eight outings across all competitions, Brentford could struggle to overcome Forest at the City Ground.
Head-to-head: Brentford avoided defeat against Nottingham Forest last term, drawing 2-2 at the City Ground before winning 2-1 at home.
Across the past 10 meetings in all competitions, both sides have registered four wins, playing out a couple of draws in the process.
Team news: Nottingham Forest will be without injured midfielder Danilo this weekend, while Nuno Tavares is a doubt for Sunday’s clash.
Brentford’s lengthy injury list features Rico Henry, Kevin Schade, Josh Dasilva, Ben Mee, Mikkel Damsgaard and Shandon Baptiste. Plus, Ivan Toney is still suspended.
Forest are expected to extend their unbeaten home run this weekend, but the hosts could struggle to claim all three points.
For that reason, Forebet predicts that Nottingham Forest and Brentford will produce a low-scoring draw at the City Ground.