In this 22nd week match, on Sunday Feb 5th, Nottingham Forest hosts Leeds United at The City Ground in a clash of these two evenly matched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Nottingham Forest sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against AFC Bournemouth. Jaidon Anthony struck first for AFC Bournemouth in the 28th minute, then in the 83rd minute, Brennan Johnson sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Sam Surridge earning Nottingham Forest at least a draw. Nottingham Forest is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while leeds United sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against TBC. Jack Harrison struck first for Leeds United in the 23rd minute, then Junior Firpo added another in the 66th minute on a feed from Patrick Bamford. Leeds United is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Patrick Bamford has been the most prolific scorer on Leeds United in his last 5 matches with 3 goals. Nottingham Forest’s most prolific scorer has been Brennan Johnson. The Welsh midfielder has netted two goals over the last five matches
Steve Cooper’s Nottingham Forest squad will be without Jesse Lingard, Moussa Niakhaté, Giulian Biancone, Cheikhou Kouyaté, Willy Boly, Dean Henderson and Omar Richards, while Jesse Marsch’s Leeds United squad will be without Stuart Dallas and Adam Forshaw.