Here are the confirmed lineups for both Nottingham Forest and Sunderland ahead of their Premier League clash at 5:30 pm GMT today.
Forest will be looking to give new boss Ange Postecoglou his first win on their fifth attempt, but his first at home. The Black Cats have started their season back in England’s top tier well and are currently seventh in the table, but have yet to win away from home.
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Nottingham Forest vs Sunderland Confirmed Lineups for September 27
Nottingham Forest Injury News
Douglas Luiz (doubt), Murillo (doubt), Nikola Milenkovic (doubt), Ola Aina (Out, hamstring),
Sunderland Injury News
Aji Alese (Out, shoulder), Dennis Cirkin (Out, wrist), Leo Hjelde (Out, calf), Romain Mundle (Out, thigh), Habib Diarra (Out, groin).
Nottingham Forest Confirmed Lineup
Starting XI:
GK Sels
RB Williams
CD Milenkovic
CD Morato
LB Zinchenko
M Dominguez
M Anderson
M Bakwa
M McAtee
M Ndoye
ST Wood
Substitutes: John, Sangare, Hudson-Odoi, Gibbs-White, Kalimuendo, Jesus, Hutchinson, Yates, Jair Cunha
Sunderland Confirmed Lineup
Starting XI
GK Roefs
RB Hume
CB Mukiele
CB Alderete
LB Masuaku
CM Xhaka ©
CM Sadiki
CM Rigg
RW Talbi
LW Le Fee
ST Isidor
Substitutes: Patterson, Gerrtruida, Adingra, Mayenda, Brobbey, Traore, Ballard, Neil, O’Nien
Regis Le Bris on Ange Postecoglou
Sunderland’s head coach Regis Le Bris, has spoken about new Tricky Trees boss Ange Postecoglou’s style of play. He said: “He’ll need time, but he’s a very proactive, offensive coach. With the players he has in this squad, he can use many different options. They are very impressive in the final third – it’ll be tough.
“What we know about them is they are a strong squad with many threats… wingers, strikers. A dangerous opponent – that’s obvious. We won’t have gifts from them so we have to play our best football.”
Forest Boss Looking Forward to Playing at Home
Following four consecutive away games since taking over at the City Ground, Ange Postecoglou has said he is looking forward to his first home game. During his pre-match press conference, saying that he’s “certainly looking forward” to playing at home for the first time and anticipates there being “a really good buzz” among the fans. He said “the players will enjoy it” too after four consecutive away games, adding: “When they walk out and they hear the noise that will be supportive of them, I think it will help the performance.”
