Nottingham vs Bristol City Prediction & Betting Tips (7 February)

Nothing has come easy for Nottingham Forest in this FA Cup so far. After having struggled to dismiss Blackpool at the end of a replay for their entry into contention 2-3 after extra time, Morgan Gibbs-White's teammates were held to a draw at Bristol City in this round of 16 0-0. In the league, they are currently 16th in the Premier League and are only 2 points ahead of the first relegated team. Defeated twice consecutively by Brentford 3-2 and Arsenal 1-2, Nottingham Forest showed a small reaction last weekend by taking a point from Bournemouth 1-1. In the previous round of the FA Cup, Bristol City created a nice surprise by dismissing West Ham after a 1-0 replay.

In this round of 16, the Championship resident held off Nottingham Forest 0-0 at home and therefore earned the right to play again, away from home this time. 14th in the Championship, Liam Manning's men are today 7 points behind 6th place. Unable to win in the last 6 days 3 draws and 3 defeats, they are left with a setback suffered at home against Leeds last weekend 0-1.

For this meeting, Nottingham Forest must deal with the injury of replacement Origi. Also absent last weekend, the influential striker Wood (8 goals in the PL) and midfielder Kouyaté are announced as doubtful. Finally, we must point out the absences of the Ivorians Boly and Sangaré and the Nigerian Aina, who are all in the semi-finals of the CAN. Recovered from his physical problems, striker Awoniyi (5 goals and 2 assists in PL) is applying to start, as are attacking midfielders Gibbs-White, Elanga and Hudson-Odoi. To see if the coach decides to give time to certain usual replacements. This winter, Nottingham Forest notably let the important midfielder Mangala go to Lyon, the experienced full-back Aurier to Galatasaray as well as the little-used McKenna (Copenhagen), Horvath (Cardiff) and Aguilera (Bristol Rovers). Conversely, attacking midfielder Reyna (Dortmund), young striker Rodrigo Ribeiro (Sporting) and goalkeeper Sels (Strasbourg) arrived at the club.

Bristol City remain without starting striker Sykes. He fills the ranks of the infirmary alongside the unused Atkinson and Benarous and the midfielder Twine. Furthermore, the important Scottish midfielder Naismith is not guaranteed to be able to return to the group. The absences of Sykes (5 goals in the Championship) and Twine (5 goals in the Championship) are obviously detrimental for this team which can, however, count on striker Conway (6 goals in the Championship). During the winter transfer window, young Irish midfielder Murphy (18 years old, St Pat's), full-back Gardner-Hickman (West Bromwich), playmaker Twine (Burnley) and winger Mebude (Westerlo) arrived at the club. On the other hand, attacking midfielder Weimann (West Bromwich).