Nottingham Forest - Newcastle United

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

To be played on Friday 17th March 2023.

At the world famous City Ground in Nottingham.

Kick off is at 8pm.

COYR.

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

Would you take a draw? I wouldn't.

We need to win this game.

[ozzyten10]

We do- Newcastle have lost only 3 matches in the league all year. For me they lack a bit of depth and teams have worked them out a bit. They also play a very Warnock style and the purist Eddie Howe narrative is a myth.

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

They have been wobbling a bit recently despite beating Wolves on Saturday.

[Paplane]

Wobble or not, they're still decent. Id take the draw.

[DR Forest]

Ask me when the team sheet is announced!
If we have yates and Johnson starting and kouyate on the bench to replace yates after 65 mins then I’ll feel a lot more upbeat.
Hope to see niakhate surridge and Dennis at least on the bench.

If they were fit and match ready I’d have

Team
Navas
Aurier Niakhate Felipe Lody
Kouyate shelvey yates
Johnson MGW Awoniyi

Subs
Hennessy
Danilo or mangala
Scarpa or Ayew
Dennis
Surridge
Williams
Colback
Freuler
Worral

[Salvatore Matrecano]

^ I think for most us of that is on paper our strongest starting 11 although I would have a fit Boly in there, Niakhate remains unproven for me.

What we will actually see I suspect is
Navas
Aurier Worrall Felipe Lodi
Shelvey Freuler Yates
MGW Wood Dennis

(assuming Johnson is out)

[Sniffer Dog (Admin)]

Surely Wood is out injured?

[Reds73]

Surely Wood is out injured?

Wood is not available as he’s on loan.
Although he has triggered the clause that makes it permanent, he is still on loan

[Mist From The Trent]

Don't think Wood can play even if fit. He is still technically on loan from Newcastle.
Fingers crossed Johnson is fit!

[Reds73]

Navas

Aurier
Worrall
Felipe
Lodi

Shelvey
Yates
Danilo

Johnson
Dennis
MGW

[Tricky]

^ I think for most us of that is on paper our strongest starting 11 although I would have a fit Boly in there, Niakhate remains unproven for me.

What we will actually see I suspect is
Navas
Aurier Worrall Felipe Lodi
Shelvey Freuler Yates
MGW Wood Dennis

(assuming Johnson is out)

Is Wood fit though SM? He only managed 6 minutes last week before going off again.