Nottingham Forest 1-0 West Ham Utd (14/8/22)

[funky chicken]

Is Fab likely to be okay for this Sunday? Otherwise that’s one obvious change to the starting 11.

The defence will probably be unchanged unless we sign a centre half in time, which is highly unlikely at this moment in time. Can’t see Dawson being fit.

I doubt Scamacca will be quite ready to start still. But may be able to play the whole of the 2nd half.

Cornet however has a good chance of starting.

[El brooko79]

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I doubt Scamacca will be quite ready to start still. But may be able to play the whole of the 2nd half.

I'd let him play the whole of the first half then.
Start positive, Try to bring the home fans down.

[hammerman11]

areola to start for me, give fab more time to recover. he can do the ecl game on thursday.

areola
coufal dawson zouma cresswell
rice soucek
bowen fornals cornet
scamacca

subs randolph ashby johnson baptiste downes lanzini benrahma antonio okoflex

antonio on for scamacca 60 mins
benrahma on for cornet
johnson on for dawson

[Gaz]

If LIngard is going to score, then surely we need to play Antonio - if you believe in that whole former club karma hoodoo ...

I'd like to see Antonio bash them up for an hour, get his goal, then bring Luca on to run through them.

[Estuary]

Antonio has to start against his old club, he'll be on fire trying to score.

[El brooko79]

Antonio has to start against his old club, he'll be on fire trying to score.

Take the game to them early with Scamacca.
Try to get in front and silence the crowd.
Antonio and Cornet to come on for the last 30 and punish a chasing team.

[WCpete]

I think that after this match our fan base is going to collectively lose their rag. It’s going to be a little while before we make the swing toward positive results. Tbh, I would rather we have our dry patch at the beginning of the season than at the end, like we did last season, if we need to have a dry spell.

[Cuenca 'ammer]

Benni on for Fornals @ 78 minutes
Scamacca on for Antonio @ 86 minutes
Coventry or Downes on for Rice or Soucek @ 89 minutes

we're losing 3-0 at h-t

[Scratchy]

Antonio has to start against his old club, he'll be on fire trying to score.

Every Premier League game you have the hopes and dreams of hundreds of thousands of fans in your hand, and your every move is scrutinised by millions of people around the world. I really doubt players think "it's my old club, I'm going to try even harder".

[mattyD]

Is Antonio fit? Looked pretty injured on Sunday.

[one.paulhilton]

If I was a Forest defender what I'd hate to see is a front three of Antonio, Scamacca and Bowen. So that's how I'd line up.

[lincolnhammer1963]

I'm hearing Forest are trying to get a huge deal done before Sunday.
Paul McCartney has been contacted to sing live before the game starts. As many will know the Forest anthem
played before kick off is Mull of Kintyre.

I understand he hasn't said no and it is something That may well happen

We shall see

[Gsbgsb]

Whoever we have this is going to be far from easy. Hate playing promoted clubs at their place early doors.

Bournemouth beat Villa, Fulham got a draw v Liverpool. Going to be hard. Big game for Rice/Soucek. Control the middle and we should be able to do it.

Strangely this might be a game for Benny. Their defence will need to bed in, might get the extra space he thrives in.

[Burnley Hammer]

Normally the beginning of the season is the worst time to play a newly promoted team... but with the amount of new players they're trying to integrate into the team, I think it might actually be the best time to play them. I'd be amazed if they all gelled this early.

[MD_HM]

Scamacca did more in his cameo than Antonio has since his purple patch ended some time ago...

Have to start Scamacca and Cornet along with Bowen and try and put the game out of sight...

Let Antonio come on when one of them need a rest and we are 3 up

[bubbles1966]

Paul McCartney has been contacted to sing live before the game starts. As many will know the Forest anthem
played before kick off is Mull of Kintyre.

The kind of thing that leaves you hoping for a train strike.

[Iron-on-transfer]

Whoever we have this is going to be far from easy. Hate playing promoted clubs at their place early doors.
Bournemouth beat Villa, Fulham got a draw v Liverpool. Going to be hard.

Not forgetting the likes of Brentford vs Arsenal last term either.

Paul McCartney has been contacted to sing live before the game starts. As many will know the Forest anthem
played before kick off is Mull of Kintyre.

Really?...what a dirge. Don't understand the link if I'm honest.

[lincolnhammer1963]

Not forgetting the likes of Brentford vs Arsenal last term either.


Really?...what a dirge. Don't understand the link if I'm honest.

They've been using that song for years. I have no idea what the connection is either.

Fortunately we have a truly iconic football song, but I dont remember Vera Lynn coming onto the pitch and singing it at our place.

I do however remember the cockney rejects making a bloody racket on the last night of the Boleyn

[lincolnhammer1963]

There playing mull of kintyre on skysports now

[Coops]

Paul McCartney, really? I bet that cost a few quid