Nottingham Forest - Wolves

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

To be played on Saturday 31st August 2024.

At the world famous City Ground in Nottingham.

Kick off is at 3pm.

COYR!

[Username]

Looking forward to this.

Three points please, a win for Nuno against his old team, MGW goal, and Forest to tweet “playtimes over” afterwards.

[RedMW]

Fingers crossed for another win to keep the positive start to the season going. 

I imagine 9 changes from the Newcastle game with only Moreno and Anderson keeping their places

[Trailer Park Tom]

I think it's important to get a home win regardless of who we are playing. Our home form really dipped off last season and we have a great opportunity tomorrow to put it right.

I can't even remember our last home win was it Fulham?

wolves do look dangerous going forward though and the game won't be straight forward. Going into the break unbeaten wouldn't be the end of the world but we don't want to wait until potentially October to clock out first win.

[Forest1970]

I'd put Jota up front with Elanga on the right wing and CHO/Sosa left wing and then we'd have some serious pace which will scare to shite out of anyone.

[Tricky]

I think it's important to get a home win regardless of who we are playing. Our home form really dipped off last season and we have a great opportunity tomorrow to put it right.

I can't even remember our last home win was it Fulham?

wolves do look dangerous going forward though and the game won't be straight forward. Going into the break unbeaten wouldn't be the end of the world but we don't want to wait until potentially October to clock out first win.

By meaning clocking our first win, you are meaning first home win?

[Trailer Park Tom]

I think it's important to get a home win regardless of who we are playing. Our home form really dipped off last season and we have a great opportunity tomorrow to put it right.

I can't even remember our last home win was it Fulham?

wolves do look dangerous going forward though and the game won't be straight forward. Going into the break unbeaten wouldn't be the end of the world but we don't want to wait until potentially October to clock out first win.

By meaning clocking our first win, you are meaning first home win?

Hahah oh yeah I forgot about that massive win last weekend. My brain wasn't working at that early time.

I do think we need to turn a corner with our home form though. Especially with our fixtures in September.

[Mcforest]

Just a quick review today of wolves.

Wolves utilise a 4-4-2, with heavy emphasis on central combinations and transitional attacks. Attacking players in the number 10 spaces have become an important element in the wolves side with more focus on the inside channels, either from a 3-4-3 or 3-4-2-1 shape when in control of the ball.

Wolves’ attacking strengths has been the versatility that the narrow trio offers in central spaces and both inside channels. A lot of the counter attacks rely on the ability of the trio to dribble and hold up the ball in order for support to arrive.

Wolves prefer to attack down their right hand side with 46% of attacking play occurring in these areas before coming central.

Wolves average some of the lowest possession stats in the Premier League. As such, they tended to create chances in one of two ways: through central combinations that helped them progress forward on the counter-attack; or building through rare spells of sustained possession.

Wolves have spend the majority of match time defending inside their own half under O’Neil, forming a 4-4-2 mid/low blocks. That said he is recently had them press on the front foot, showing slightly more pressing intent than last seasons figures, still the defensive line is only marginally higher.

Quick stats
Nottingham Forest vs Wolverhampton Wanderers's head to head record shows that in the last 18 meetings they've had, Nottingham Forest has won 4 times and Wolverhampton Wanderers has won 8 times. 6 fixtures ended in a draw. In terms of goals, Nottingham Forest scored 20 goals and Wolverhampton Wanderers scored 27 goals.

80% chance of Forest scoring
70% chance of Wolves scoring
60% chance forest to score first
40% chance of Wolves scoring first
20% chance of no one scoring

Both teams are very evenly matched and this could go either way. Normally in a match like this the first goal is important however neither team is one that can pull ahead from the opposition so being 1-0 behind is not something that will concern either manager.  The longer the game goes on at 0-0 however then Wolves become favourites to edge the result as most of forest goals conceded come after 70 mins.

[Joe Baker Legend]

Team News...........

[Fumanchew]

Really thought moreno would start. The bench once JWP and Morato are registered is going to be insane

[Joe Baker Legend]

The Opposition......

[Mcforest]

If we are finally going to beat wolves in the premiership then won't have many better chances.