Our prediction for this FA Cup match:
High-flying Nottingham Forest will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they take on Luton Town in the FA Cup round 3. The Reds are on a six-game winning run in the Premier League and it has to be noted that they have managed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last four league fixtures. The likes of Morato, James Ward-Prowse, Jota Silva, and Ryan Yates are pushing for recalls to the starting XI, while both Danilo and Sangare remain in the recovery room.
The Hatters, on the other hand, are not enjoying a season to remember, with the team sitting in the danger zone in the Championship standings. Given Luton’s four-game losing run in the English second tier, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the in-form hosts. The likes of Tom Lockyer, Reece Burke, Shandon Baptiste, Teden Mengi, and Alfie Doughty have been struggling with injuries of late, speaking of the away team.
Highlighted Team (Nottingham Forest):
Nottingham Forest, the club that are often referred to as Forest, were formed in 1865. They have been playing their home games at the City Ground since 1898 and the capacity of the stadium is 30,445. Nottingham Forest are regarded as one of the greatest English clubs as they won the European Cup on two occasions. In 1979 Forest outplayed Malmo (1-0) at the Olympiastadion in Munich in the final of the elite competition, with the team beating Hamburg in 1980 in the title game at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu (1-0).
Nottingham Forest won the national championship in the 1977/1978 season, with the team finishing the campaign seven points clear of second-placed Liverpool. To make things even better for the fans, the City Ground outfit clinched the FA Cup trophies in 1898 and 1959. Derby County are regarded as Forest’s bitterest rivals and the two local rivals contest in the East Midlands derby. In their first ever meeting in the local derby Forest recorded a 3-2 win over Derby County.