Nottingham Forest host Newcastle United at the City Ground on Sunday, with the home side looking to bounce back from their humiliating defeat at the hands of Aston Villa in midweek.
Vitor Pereira's side only needs a minimum of three points to secure survival; however, they are unlikely to need a full three points here, given who West Ham United are playing this weekend. The Reds are in fine league form, which is a huge positive, with four wins in their last five matches and notable victories away from home against Chelsea and Sunderland. In all four of those wins, Nottingham Forest has averaged three goals or more. The home side has a poor record against Newcastle United, with the hosts having lost the last five meetings between the two clubs and no clean sheets in their last 14 against the Magpies.
As for Newcastle United, the recent victory against Brighton & Hove Albion has lifted the mood around St.James' Park. Prior to the win over Brighton, the Magpies had lost their last four league matches each by a one-goal margin. Away from home, Newcastle United have managed to gain positive results against Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur. Forest are likely to be missing players for this fixture, with Morgan Gibbs-White still recovering from a facial injury.
The BTTS market is likely to land in this fixture with six of the last seven meetings between the two sides landing the market. Joelinton has been booked 10 times this season, so he is our pick to be carded with the scoreline ending in a stalemate between the two sides.
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Newcastle United.
