We have reached the quarter final of the 2022/23 League Cup in England and one of two games being played on the 11th of January is between Nottingham Forest and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The match will be played at the City Ground and the hosts are currently 15th in the Premier League, with the visitors in 19th place in the same division.
A return to The City Ground on Wednesday. 👊 pic.twitter.com/GQtCfESQzi— Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) January 9, 2023
A return to The City Ground on Wednesday. 👊 pic.twitter.com/GQtCfESQzi
Nottingham Forest come into the game on the back of a disappointing 4-1 defeat at Blackpool in the FA Cup on the weekend.
Blackpool are currently in the relegation zone in the Championship but Nottingham Forest struggled to cope with the hosts, conceding the opening goal after 17 minutes and finding themselves 4-0 down following a collapse in the second half. Nottingham Forest scored a consolation goal in the final minutes.
It is worth noting Nottingham Forest rested several players at Blackpool but the defeat means they have recorded just 1 victory from their 4 most recent fixtures in all competitions.
The win came over Southampton away in the Premier League and Nottingham Forest also picked up a point in a good 1-1 draw at home with Chelsea.
Home form shows Nottingham Forest are difficult to beat at the City Ground and they are undefeated in each of their last 6 fixtures in all competitions. Nottingham Forest have won 3 of those 6 matches and they have scored 2 or more goals in 4 of their last 8 home games.
Wolverhampton Wanderersc make the trip to the City Ground having held Liverpool to a 2-2 draw away in the FA Cup on the weekend. Wolves opened the scoring after 26 minutes but found themselves 2-1 down shortly after half time.
Wolves did not give up and equalised in the 66th minute and could easily have won the game if it was not for a strange offside call.
Trends show Wolves are undefeated in 4 of their last 5 matches in all competitions. They have defeated Gillingham at home in the League Cup plus Everton away in the Premier League.
There have been draws at Aston Villa in the Premier League and Liverpool in the FA Cup.
Wolves are undefeated in their last 4 away games and both teams have scored in each of their last 5 matches on the road.
Team news and Nottingham Forest will revert to their first choice XI for this game. However, Jesse Lingard, Cheikhou Kouyate, and Moussa Niakhate will miss out due to injury.
Wolves are without forward Pedro Neto and have doubts over the fitness of Boubacar Traoré and Daniel Podence.
This should be an exciting cup tie between two closely matched teams. Both sides have shown signs of improvement in recent games and we expect to see each of them score.
With home advantage it could be Nottingham Forest who progress, winning by a 1 goal margin.