Our prediction for this Championship match:
Nottingham Forest
Match Time & Date:
03/01/2022
16:00
Prediction: 1-0
Barnsley
Legendary City Ground stadium will host Monday’s football game between Nottingham Forest and Barnsley. The Reds continue with their old habit of producing much better showings at home than on the travels, and, no doubt, they are capable of beating Barnsley in front of home fans. All Ely, Lowe, and Mbe Soh have been struggling with injuries of late, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
The Tykes, on the other hand, are not enjoying a season to remember, with the team sitting in the relegation zone ahead of the trip to Nottingham. Since Barnsley failed to impress in a 2-1 loss to Blackburn Rovers, we believe that punters from all around the globe can find value in betting on the Reds. Both Cameron Thompson and Aapo Halme are out of contention with injuries for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Jack Colback):
After spending nine years at Sunderland youth academy, Jack Colback signed a loan deal with Ipswich Town on 6 August, 2009. The left-footed midfielder, who is capable of playing at left back as well, made 37 appearances for the Championship side, scoring four goals in the English second tier.
Against all odds, Colback decided to sign for Sunderland’s bitterest rivals Newcastle United on 9 June, 2014 and it has to be noted he became the first player to move directly from Sunderland to Newcastle since 1998 when Lionel Perez did the same. In 2015 Sunderland fans created a sick banner depicting Colback hanging with a noose around his neck and that caused uproar on social media.
Colback and his teammates from Newcastle dropped to the Championship at the end of the 2015/2016 season, but he decided not to leave the club. Colback scored 5 goals in 64 appearances for Newcastle United in the Premier League. He is well known for his passing skills, he rarely gives the ball away and journalist often compare him with Italy ace Andrea Pirlo.
Highlighted Team (Barnsley):
Barnsley are an English club nicknamed the Tykes. The club was founded in 1887 and it has to be noted that they spend more seasons in the Championship than any other club in the history. The Tykes played in the Sheffield and District League from 1890, but in 1895 they were part of the Midland League. Barnsley play their home games at Oakwell, the stadium that was built in 1887.
The capacity of the stadium is 23,009 and it was opened back in 1888, just one year after the club’s foundation. The Tykes made it to the FA Cup final in 1910, but Newcastle United proved to be a big catch for the Oakwell outfit in the title game.
Nonetheless, Barnsley won the FA cup trophy in 1912 and that is considered the club’s biggest success. Barnsley defeated West Bromwich Albion in the two-legged tie (0-0, 1-0) to clinch the prestigious trophy for the first and only time in their history.
