Blackburn Rovers vs Nottingham Forest Preview 21/12/2022

Blackburn Rovers vs Nottingham Forest – 21/12/2022

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On Wednesday, Championship aspect Blackburn Rovers welcome Premier League outfit Nottingham Forest to Ewood Park within the EFL Cup spherical of 16.

Forward of the restart, Forest discover themselves third from backside within the Premier League desk – one level contained in the relegation zone.

As for Rovers, they sit third within the Championship desk – 5 factors outdoors the automated promotion locations and 5 factors contained in the play-off spots. Can they trigger an upset on Wednesday?

Blackburn have performed two league video games for the reason that World Cup break, shedding 4-1 to Preston earlier than beating Norwich Metropolis 2-0.

Remarkably, Rovers have but to register a single Championship draw this season – profitable 13 and shedding ten of their 23 video games.

Blackburn kicked off their EFL Cup marketing campaign with a 4-0 victory over Hartlepool United. Additionally they beat Bradford Metropolis 2-1 earlier than dispatching West Ham on penalties within the earlier spherical.

Due to latest pleasant wins in opposition to Ajax and Hearts, Rovers have misplaced simply three of their previous 12 encounters throughout all competitions.

On the flip aspect, Forest kicked off their EFL Cup marketing campaign with a simple 3-0 victory over Grimsby City earlier than claiming a formidable 2-0 win in opposition to Tottenham Hotspur.

Steve Cooper’s aspect made a dismal begin to the season, profitable simply certainly one of their first 11 Premier League video games.

Since then, nevertheless, the Reds have suffered one defeat in 5 league outings and managed to beat Liverpool and Crystal Palace within the lead-up to the World Cup.

Having found some kind earlier than the World Cup break, Forest might be keen to select up the place they left off and hit the bottom operating on Wednesday.

Head-to-head: Forest have gained 4 of their final six video games in opposition to Blackburn, whereas Rovers have managed to win simply as soon as in that point.

Seven of the previous 12 conferences between Rovers and Forest have produced underneath 2.5 objectives, that means Wednesday’s conflict is prone to be a low-scoring encounter.

Staff information: Blackburn look set to be with out the injured duo of Callum Brittain, Jack Vale and Sam Barnes till subsequent month.

Forest have loads of damage absentees of their very own, with Moussa Niakhate, Cheikhou Kouyate, Giulian Biancone and Omar Richards on the sidelines.

With Blackburn flying excessive within the Championship and Forest struggling within the Premier League, that is prone to be a close-fought battle.

Forebet predicts that Blackburn and Forest will play out a goalless attract regular time, that means penalties might be required to find out the winner.