Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Nottingham Forest
Match Time & Date:
14/12/2024
18:30
Prediction: 1-1
Aston Villa
Buoyed by a splendid 3-2 win over Manchester United, Nottingham Forest will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they face Aston Villa on Saturday. The Reds have been producing fine performances ever since key attacker Chris Wood returned to the starting XI and we predict that the New Zealand attacker is going to prove a handful for the opposition defenders. Alex Moreno Lopera is ineligible to face his parent club, while both Ibrahim Sangare and Danilo are out of contention with injuries.
The Villans, on the other hand, aim to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Southampton. Unai Emery’s troops, though, are on a three-game losing run on the road, which is probably the main reason why we are going to place our bets on draw. Both Leon Bailey and Jacob Ramsey are sidelined with injuries for the away team.
Highlighted Player (Diego Carlos):
Diego Carlos Santos Silva is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Nantes as a defender. His main position is centre-back and his preferred foot is right. Diego Carlos began his youth career at America-SP and in 2010 he moved to Desportivo Brasil. After spending the 2012/2013 season on loan at Sao Paulo, the 185-cm-tall defender returned to Desportivo Brasil.
However, he made his first-team debut with Madureira during his spell with the club (2014). In 2014 Diego Carlos signed a contract with Portuguese club Estoril Praia and he scored two goals in 39 appearances for the Primeira Liga club. It has to be noted, though, that he played for Porto B (on loan) in the 2014/2015 season.
Diego Carlos moved to French club Nantes in the summer of 2016 and you should bear in mind that he quickly established himself as a first-team regular with les Canaris. The Brazilian footballer scored two goals in 34 appearances for Nantes in the 2016/2017 Ligue 1 campaign. His contract with the Ligue 1 side expires on June 20, 2021.
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.
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