Nottingham Forest face Everton on Saturday as they look to build on their first win of the season against West Ham United last week.
The Tricky Trees managed to squeak past West Ham last Sunday, surviving a missed penalty, a disallowed goal and multiple strikes of the woodwork, but every point counts and that victory has given Steve Cooper’s side a strong platform to build on.
Of course, Forest haven’t stopped making headlines since their win against West Ham. They’ve made multiple signings since that game, including the club-record addition of Morgan Gibbs-White, so we may well see some debuts handed out here.
With that in mind, we’ve had a go at predicting Forest’s starting XI for this one.
New faces may be through the door, but we’re not expecting Steve Cooper to make too many changes from the team that beat West Ham last week.
In fact, we’re predicting just one change for this one as Moussa Niakhate’s injury keeps him on the sidelines, leading to Steve Cook coming into the heart of the defence.
Other than that, it’s an unchanged line-up. Neco Williams and Harry Toffolo start as the wide players, while Lewis O’Brien, Orel Mangala and Jesse Lingard play in the midfield roles.
Lingard starts as the attacking midfielder on this occasion, but Gibbs-White may be on the bench for this one, so don’t be surprised if the former Wolves man gets a debut here.
Cooper certainly has a decision to make up top after the £20m signing of Emmanuel Dennis, but we’re expecting the gaffer to keep the faith and stick with the partnership of Taiwo Awoniyi and Brennan Johnson.
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