Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Nottingham Forest will look to make amends for a 3-1 loss to Tottenham when they take on Wolverhampton in the Premier League round 33. The Reds are desperate to escape the danger zone and the fact that they defeated Fulham in their last home game is fuelling fans with optimism ahead of the visit of Wolverhampton. Defender Willy Boly is a major doubt, while both Nuno Tavares and Taiwo Awoniyi are sidelined with injuries.
Meanwhile, the Wolves are stuck in the middle of the standings with little to play for in the season finale. As the relegation-threatened hosts want this win more than the visitors, we are tempted to place our bets on Nuno Espirito Santo’s troops. Hwang Hee-chan should be fit for Saturday’s clash, while both Pedro Neto and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde are out of contention through injuries. Matheus Cunha is pushing for a recall to the starting XI.
Highlighted Player (Hee-Chan Hwang):
Hwang Hee-Chan is a product of Pohang Steelers football academy. The Korean attacker, who was born in Chuncheon on January 26, 1996, started his senior career at FC Liefering of Austria and he scored 13 goals in 31 appearances for the club. The 177-cm tall striker currently plays for Red Bull Salzburg and you should bear in mind that he netted 12 goals for the club in the 2016/2017 season.
Hwang Hee-Chan won his second Austrian Bundesliga title with Salzburg in the 2016/2017 season, but the Red Bulls eventually failed to make it to the Champions League group stages. The Salzburg footballer made his South Korea debut in a 2-0 win over Canada on November 11, 2016.
Hee-Chan played regularly for the Korea national football team in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers and he scored one goal in the process. The Koreans eventually booked their place at the showpiece tournament in Russia, meaning that the Salzburg attacker will have a chance to prove his worth on the big stage.
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.