Nottingham Forest welcome Manchester United to the City Ground in the Premier League on Tuesday night, after securing their place in the semi-final of the FA Cup over the weekend.
Indeed, the Tricky Trees beat Brighton on penalties after a 0-0 draw in normal time, their fourth straight victory in all competitions. They also got the better of United the last time the two sides met, with a 3-2 win at Old Trafford in December the second in three H2Hs.
The Red Devils are in decent form themselves, as they are unbeaten in seven matches in normal time over all competitions. That includes two successive victories, and they will aim to make it three in a row when they visit the City Ground.
However, United are a whopping 10 places and 17 points behind Forest in the table, so this is a difficult game to call.
How the bookies view it: Forest favourites on home soil
Forest are 11/8 slight favourites to win, with United valued at 2/1. Meanwhile, a draw is priced at 12/5.
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Recent head-to-head: Tricky Trees triumph
As mentioned, Forest won 3-2 at Old Trafford in the reverse fixture earlier this season. Nikola Milenkovic gave the visitors an early lead, before Rasmus Hojlund equalised in the first half.
Morgan Gibbs-White and Chris Wood then gave Forest a two-goal lead early in the second half, before Bruno Fernandes pulled a goal back for United just after the hour mark.
Players to watch: Who fills Wood's boots?
With top goalscorer Wood out with injury, all eyes will be on Taiwo Awoniyi to see if he can fill the striker's boots for Forest.
Fernandes has been in sensational form for United of late, with no fewer than four goals and two assists in their last two wins. The Portuguese star is a healthy 7/2 with Paddy Power to score anytime.
Predicted lineups
Gibbs-White should be fit despite colliding with the post against Brighton, but Wood is likely to miss out again through injury.
Patrick Dorgu returns from suspension for United, but there are still plenty of players on the injury list.
Nottingham Forest: Sels, Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Dominguez, Anderson, Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Wood.
Manchester United: Onana, De Ligt, Maguire, Yoro, Dalot, Fernandes, Ugarte, Dorgu, Zirkzee, Garnacho, Hojlund.
Anything else catch the eye?
Both sides have scored in three of the previous four H2Hs, so backing Both Teams To Score (BTTS) at 7/10 with BoyleSports seems sensible. In those four meetings, 14 goals have been scored in total at an average of 3.5 goals per game, so backing Over 3.5 Total Goals at 23/10 with BoyleSports also seems a wise bet.
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