Nottingham Forest begin their 2024/25 Premier League campaign with a home game against Bournemouth as both teams look to get off to strong starts in what looks set to be a very competitive season.
Nottingham Forest Predicted Lineup vs Bournemouth for Tasty Opening Fixture
Back home on Saturday ❤️
— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) August 15, 2024
How Nottingham Forest Have Lined-up Recently
Forest’s final pre-season friendly against UEFA Conference League champions Olympiacos saw them line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, a system that on the face of it seems the best one for the team with the players they have.
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Matz Sels began in goal and had in front of him a defensive line – from right to left – of Nico Williams, Willy Boly, Murillo, and Ola Aina. Club captain Ryan Yates and Ibrahima Sangare sat in front of the defence, while the front four consisted of Nico Dominguez on the right, Morgan Gibbs-White through the middle, new signing Elliot Anderson on the left and Chris Wood up front.
Nottingham Forest Recent Form and Tactics
Forest played six games during their preseason preparations, winning three (3-0 vs Chesterfield, 2-1 vs Millwall and 4-3 vs Olympiacos), drawing two (1-1 vs Sunderland and 0-0 vs Villarreal) and losing one (1-0 vs Elche).
As with any team managed by Nuno Espirito Santo, they have, for the most part, demonstrated their well-drilled defensive nous while also causing their opponents problems in attack through their dangermen in Woo, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Anthony Elanga, who all scored during their side’s warm-up matches.
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New defensive signing from Fiorentina Nikola Milenkovic started three of his new side’s pre-season matches, but not the final one against Olympiacos, which would suggest Nuno’s desire to rest him for tomorrow’s match opposite the Cherries.
Nottingham Forest Injuries to Consider
At the time of writing (August 16), Forest are looking good on the injury front with no players at risk of missing tomorrow’s game, leaving Nuno with a full squad to choose from.
Nottingham Forest Predicted Lineup
GK – Matz Sels
RB – Ola Aina
CB – Nikola Milenkovic
CB – Murillo
LB – Nico Williams
CM – Ryan Yates
CM – Ibrahima Sangare
RW – Anthony Elanga
CAM – Morgan Gibbs-White
LW – Callum Hudson-Odoi
ST – Chris Wood
