Is Nottingham Forest midfielder Ben Osborn under estimating Leeds United?
After leading Nottingham Forest to their first win in six weeks, Ben Osborn insists his team are full of confidence, speaking to the club’s official website.
The 22-year-old will be expected to start this evening at Elland Road as Forest take on Leeds United.
Forest won the previous match between the two teams earlier this season, and Osborn is hopeful of a repeat, insisting he does not believe Leeds have changed their team a great deal.
Nottingham Forest’s Ben Osborn celebrates their first goal
He said: “I do enjoy playing against Leeds; we normally have a good following there and we have done well so I am looking forward to it.
“We beat them at home and their team hasn’t changed dramatically since then. After the win on Saturday we are confident going into it.”
Forest won the match back in August 3-1, and Osborn is right to a degree that the Leeds line up may not look a lot different to the one they put out at the City Ground.
One player they will have available who did not start that match is key player Pontus Jansson, whose arrival helped transform the club’s fortunes. Stuart Dallas is also going to be available, who also missed the previous encounter, and Leeds are unlikely to line up with two up front as they did in the loss.
Leeds manager Garry Monk talks to Pontus Jansson
It was only Leeds’ third Championship game under Garry Monk, and since then they have really kicked on, surging up to fourth in the league, with the players getting to grips with what is being asked of them by their manager.
Perhaps the biggest change between the two teams is at Forest’s end. Oliver Burke inspired the team’s victory that day, and was promptly sold to Red Bull Leipzig.
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