The flawless twin Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest close the games in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.
Both sides enter the meeting with confidence after the impressive start of the new year, with Forest Knowing that they could end the weekend in second place if they improve the Arsenal outcome. Nuno Espirito Santo’s team was the success story of the current campaign and is currently at the top of the form of the form in the last five games with four wins and a draw.
However, a trip to the south coast will not be a walk. Bournemouth are fresh from Hammering Newcastle United with 4-1 in St. James Park last weekend and have climbed to the seventh place in the table after ten undefeated matches in the Premier League. Saturday’s victory would move them just four points from Forest.
See 90 minutes Guide to an interesting collision on the south coast.
Record between Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest (last five matches)
Current form (all contests)
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Bournemouth |
Nottingham Forest |
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Newcastle 1-4 Bournemouth – 18/01/25 |
Nottingham Forest 3-2 Southampton – 19/01/25 |
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Chelsea 2-2 Bournemouth – 14/01/25 |
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Liverpool – 14/01/25 |
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Bournemouth 5-1 West Brom – 01/11/25 |
Nottingham Forest 2-0 Luton – 01/11/25 |
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Bournemouth 1-0 Everton – 01/04/25 |
Wolves 0-3 Nottingham Forest – 01/06/25 |
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Fulham 2-2 Bournemouth – 29/12/24 |
Everton 0-2 Nottingham Forest – 29/12/24 |
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Country |
TV channel/live flow |
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United Kingdom |
Not broadcast television – live radio comment on BBC Radio Solent and BBC Radio Nottingham |
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United States |
Fubotv, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports App, Universo Now, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, US Network, Universo |
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Canada |
Fubotv Canada, Fubo Sports Network 7 Canada |
Bournemouth’s recent form is even more impressive, taking into account her extensive injury list. It is noteworthy that they will be left without ten players in the first team against Forest, as Andoni Iraola’s dynamic approach makes its taxes.
In defense, the Tseri will be without the three upper right -handers – James Hill, Adam Smith and Julian Araujo – and Mark Senesi is missing in the center. The January soldier, Julio Soler, is currently not available due to international commitments with the Argentine Under-20 team.
Alex Scott is the only absent in the midfield, but the Bournemouth offensive line is affected by physical fitness problems. Evantilson and Units of Unal are out of the game, the second out for the rest of the season, while Luis Sinistra is also not available. Marcus Tavernier returns to training, but Iraola has confirmed that he remains doubtful this weekend.
Bournemouth’s prediction against Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1): Kepa? Cook, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez; Christie, Adams? Brooks, Kluivert, Semenyo; Ouattara.
Ibrahim Shangar is a long-standing absent for Forest in the engine room, and Callum Hudson-Odoy is their only doubt to appear against Bournemouth. The extremist retired due to tightening in the groin last weekend in the victory over Southampton.
Chris Wood and Murillo were two of Forest’s protagonists this season, and both will begin for the first time since the signing of new contracts.
The prediction of the eleven of Nottingham Forest against Bournemouth (4-2-3-1): Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Yates, Anderson? Elanga, Gibbs-White, Jota; Wood.
These teams clashed on the day of the season and shared the spoils from a tough tactic battle. Saturday could create a similar story at Vitality Stadium.
Forest is likely to reach the rear seat on the south coast as it sits deeply and tries to frustrate their injured hosts. Bournemouth’s intensity proved to be excessive for Newcastle last weekend, but could find life more difficult against a persistent and well -organized rear line.
With the two teams in excellent form, it is difficult to choose the winner between these two over -performance, without either worrying too much about sharing the points again this weekend.
