Comments and predictions for Nottingham vs Everton: Close win
The match between Nottingham vs Everton in the Premier League takes place at 9:00 p.m. on April 12. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Nottingham vs Everton team information
Nottingham Forest are likely to be without Ola Aina again due to a calf injury. However, Alex Moreno will return after missing the Aston Villa game because he was not allowed to play against his parent club.
Forest's attack is also facing serious problems with Chris Wood, Taiwo Awoniyi and Anthony Elanga all doubtful to play. Coach Nuno refused to give specific updates on the injury status of these three players at the press conference.
The chance could come for Jota Silva – who has scored in three of the last four games despite coming off the bench – and he deserves a starting spot if the key players don’t recover in time.
On Everton's side, fans were happy to see Iliman Ndiaye return to the starting lineup after 2 months and score, thereby rising to the top of the club's scoring list this season, surpassing Beto.
Dwight McNeil is also back in the squad after four months out with a knee injury. However, he will still be on minutes management for the next few weeks.
Vitalii Mykolenko was left out of the squad to face Newcastle after recovering slightly earlier in the day. He could be absent again, while Nathan Patterson or Ashley Young are the two alternatives at left-back. Up front, Jesper Lindstrom is also struggling with a groin problem and is a doubt.
Latest predicted lineup for Nottingham vs Everton
Nottingham Forest:
Sels; Williams, Murillo, Milenkovic, Alex Moreno; Yates, Anderson; Dominguez, Gibbs-White, Jota Silva; Wood
Everton:
Pickford; O'Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Patterson; Harrison, Gueye, Garner, Doucoure, Ndiaye; Beto
Latest Nottingham vs Everton football commentary
Nottingham Forest's 2-1 away defeat to Aston Villa last weekend ended their seven-match unbeaten run in the Premier League and left them with a narrowing advantage in the race for Champions League qualification.
Coach Nuno Espirito Santo's team still holds third place in the rankings, but the opponents chasing behind such as Chelsea, Newcastle United and Aston Villa all won all 3 points in round 31, while Manchester City is still lurking at a close distance.
Newcastle have a game in hand and a win would see them fall just a point behind Forest, while many believe Man City could easily close the five-point gap. Forest will need to maintain their impressive form until the end of the season if they are to secure a top-four finish.
However, Forest have had an extremely impressive record against teams in the bottom half of the table this season, taking 40 points from a possible 42 after 14 games – a statistic that makes them formidable.
Their home form at the City Ground has also been excellent, with seven wins in their last nine games here (drawn two). That is as many home wins as they had in their previous 24 games.
The current team are aiming to repeat the feat of Brian Clough’s legendary generation over 40 years ago – taking Forest back to the Champions League. With four consecutive clean sheets at home, they became the first team since Clough’s era to do so in the top flight of English football.
Forest kept a clean sheet against Everton in the first leg at Goodison Park, winning 2-0. A repeat of that result would see them complete a Premier League double over Everton for the first time since 1994–95.
However, recent head-to-head history suggests things are not so simple. Everton have won three of their last four trips to the City Ground, including a 1-0 win last season thanks to a goal from Dwight McNeil – who is likely to return to the squad this time after injury.
However, Everton have had a poor record against top teams over the years, winning just two of their 67 Premier League away games against teams currently in the top three.
However, that doesn't mean they can't surprise strong teams, as Arsenal learned in their 1-1 draw at Goodison last weekend – Everton's sixth draw in their last eight games.
With 14 draws in the Premier League this season, Everton are just one game short of the club record for most draws in a 38-game season. No team in Europe's top five leagues has drawn more games than them.
With a 15-point lead over the danger zone and no longer under much pressure, Everton fans can relax in the remaining 7 rounds, aiming to improve their position and create psychological momentum for next season.
Forest can be seen as a model for Everton in the summer transfer window, as after just one season, they transformed from a relegation-threatened team to a European Cup contender thanks to smart signings and sensible tactics – something that manager Moyes is fully capable of doing.
Latest Nottingham vs Everton score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Nottingham vs Evertonas follows:
- Sportsmole:Nottingham 2-0 Everton
- WhoScore:Nottingham 3-0 Everton
- Our newspaper predicts:Nottingham 1-0 Everton
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