Both Nottingham Forest and Arsenal will be looking to bounce back from their respective weekend defeats in the Premier League when the pair face off at the City Ground on Wednesday night.
Nottingham Forest fell to a thrilling 4-3 loss at Newcastle on Sunday, while Arsenal slumped to a shock 1-0 defeat at home to West Ham on Saturday.
Despite Sunday’s setback at St James’ Park, Nuno Espirito Santo’s hosts are still occupying third place in the Premier League table.
Seeking to get their shock quest for Champions League qualification back on track, Forest will look to heap further misery on Arsenal this midweek.
The Gunners’ already slim Premier League title hopes seemingly went up in smoke during their aforementioned loss to West Ham at the weekend.
That damaging defeat coupled with Liverpool’s win over Man City has left Mikel Arteta’s men 11 points off the pace with just 12 fixtures left to play.
How the bookies view it: Gunners to fire back
Despite falling to a 1-0 loss at home to West Ham last time out, Arsenal head to the City Ground as 10/11 favourites on Boylesports.
Nottingham Forest – who have won five of their last six Premier League home games – are big outsiders here at 14/5 on Boylesports, while a share of the City Ground spoils is also deemed unlikely at 12/5 with the same firm.
Head to head: Advantage Arsenal
Since their promotion back to the Premier League, Nottingham Forest have come away empty-handed from four of their five meetings with Arsenal, including a 3-0 defeat at the Emirates back in November, in a game that brought up both of my recommended bets.
Players to watch: Wood to fire for Forest?
Having already scored 18 times for Nottingham Forest in the Premier League this season, Chris Wood looks too big to ignore for an anytime strike on Wednesday night at 5/2 on Boylesports.
Ethan Nwaneri has played a starring role for Arsenal in recent times despite his tender years. The young Gunners forward is also a 5/2 shot on Boylesports to make the net bulge this midweek.
Predicted line-ups
Nottingham Forest have a relatively clean bill of health coming into this clash, with backup goalkeeper Carlos Miguel the only player that they are unable to call upon.
In contrast, Arsenal are carrying a heavy absentee list at the moment, which wasn’t aided by Myles Lewis-Skelly’s second red card of the season against West Ham last time out.
Nottingham Forest: Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Dominguez, Anderson; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood
Arsenal: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Nwaneri, Merino, Trossard
Anything else catch the eye?
Look to Arsenal to earn six or more corners at the City Ground on Wednesday night at 4/5 on Boylesports.
The Gunners are averaging 6.31 flag-kicks per 90 in the Premier League this season, earning eight corners to Forest’s one in this season’s reverse fixture.
Hosts Nottingham Forest are conceding an average of 6.38 corners per-game in the top flight this term, and there is plenty of scope for that trend to continue here with boss Nuno likely to opt for a safety-first approach.
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