Nottingham Forest 0-0 Watford Fc - 02/12/2020

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Score prediction

  1. Bore 0-0 draw

    11 vote(s)
    12.9%
  2. Watford score first then concede 1-1

    10 vote(s)
    11.8%
  3. Forest 1-0

    9 vote(s)
    10.6%
  4. Forest 2-0

    2 vote(s)
    2.4%
  5. Forest 3-0 or more

    2 vote(s)
    2.4%
  6. 0-1 to the Hornets

    11 vote(s)
    12.9%
  7. 0-2 Watford

    28 vote(s)
    32.9%
  8. 0-3 or more Watford hammer time

    12 vote(s)
    14.1%
  9. High score draw

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  1. Stuey

    Stuey Reservist

    Apologies for the late preview!

    Preview – Nottingham Forest vs Watford

    When: Wednesday 2nd December 2020. 7:45pm

    Where: City Ground, Nottingham


    Watford FC face the humungous test known as Nottingham Forest who have won two European Cups in their past (like we’ve never heard this before!). Nottingham Forest are a shadow of the club from the late 1970s early 1980s.

    Many Forest supporters prior to the season starting would happily have taken continuously being above Derby County in the league table up to now, little would they know that Derby would prop the table up and Nottingham Forest sit one place above the Championship drop zone.

    In their last outing Forest lost at home to Swansea City by the solitary goal. In that match Forest employed a 4-2-3-1 formation. A lot of the Forest attacks came via either Sammy Ameobi on the left or Anthony Knockeart on the right. Both are ‘tricky’ wingers and we all know about the exploits of Championship stalwart Knockeart. Might see him go easily down in the box on Wednesday night like some sort of theatrical villain.

    Forest have made a number of signings prior to the commencement of the season, notably ex-Bournemouth loudmouth Harry Arter and Aberdeen centre-back Scott McKenna. Unlike Watford FC, Forest are seemingly happy to splash some cash. The majority shareholder is Evangelos Marinakis who is also the owner of Olympiacos C.F.P. in Greece.

    Chris Hughton takes charge of Forest on Wednesday night following the sacking of Sabri Lamouchi in October. Lamouchi did interest Watford prior to our relegation last season. He is currently the manager of Qatari side Al-Duhail.


    Some interesting (or not so interesting facts about Nottingham Forest (and Nottingham).

    Former Doctor Who actor and fringe sporting Matt Smith used to play for Nottingham Forest youth team alongside Jermaine Jenas.

    Nottingham has the biggest market square in England at 5.5 acres

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    Robin Hood was the best archer in Nottinghamshire in the 13th century until he was bested by Legolas Greenleaf.

    Previous Results

    The City Ground has been a reasonable hunting ground for Watford in recent years. In the last five fixtures there Watford have won three, drawn one and lost one. The last Forest victory at the City Ground was January 2014.


    Famous Forest fans:

    Stuart Broad, Joe Dempsie, Ken Clarke, Su Pollard and Friar Tuck.


    Watford had a huge morale boosting victory against Preston North End at home but whilst it is a good victory we need to vastly improve our results on the road where we have only obtain one win (against bottom club Derby) to date. Conversely Norwich City have picked up five wins on the road so far this season besting any other team away from home.

    We are likely to be without Andre Gray for this fixture with a hamstring injury whilst three other absentees due to Covid-19 remain sidelined.

    Forest will be without midfielder Jack Colback who was injured against Swansea.

    It will also be interesting to see what formation Ivic plays against Nottingham Forest, the 4-4-2 formation used against Preston was fruitful, but he may revert to a more defensive formation away from home.

    Prediction: Forest 1-1 Watford.
     
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  2. I Blame Pozzo

    I Blame Pozzo First Team

    Concise.
    I like it!
     
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  3. WatfordTalk

    WatfordTalk First Team

    Is this live on sky or just red button?
     
  4. I Blame Pozzo

    I Blame Pozzo First Team

    I can't see it on Sky main channels and too far away for detail on the programme planner.
     
  5. Teide1

    Teide1 Squad Player

    They are playing at home to Swansea tomorrow K.O. 1200, we don't seem to take advantage of those sort of advantages in the past, next Wednesday would be a great time to start!
     
  6. Dreadnought

    Dreadnought MMC 2010/11 Prediction league 3rd 2011/12

    According to the Sky Sports app it will be on the red button
     
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  7. Mazzereth

    Mazzereth Academy Graduate

    3-5-2

    1-1 or 0-0
     
  8. a19tgg

    a19tgg First Team

    Are we at home or aw... oh.
     
  9. GoingDown

    GoingDown "The Stability"

    Red button. The featured game on Wednesday is Sheff Weds vs Reading.

    I assume Reading must give them bumper viewing figures as the ****s seem to be on every week.
     
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  10. WatfordTalk

    WatfordTalk First Team

    I don't know why as I've never met a Reading fan in my entire life. I'm not sure they even exist
     
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  11. a19tgg

    a19tgg First Team

    I’ve actually worked with two in my time, but then I do live in Berkshire. Both absolute bell ends for what it’s worth, although probably too small a sample size to draw any real conclusions.
     
  12. Knight GT

    Knight GT Predictor extraordinaire 2013/14

    I live in Berkshire and have also known two. Ones ok but not much of a fan, the other is a bell end though so based on that I would say 75% of Reading fans are bell ends
     
  13. Teide1

    Teide1 Squad Player

    I’ve heard they all think they are maths geniuses and reckon 110% of our fans are bell ends!
     
  14. I Blame Pozzo

    I Blame Pozzo First Team

    I used to coach a lad who is a Spurs fan,he came out with the splendid comment that Spurs were helping English football by building their new ground.
    I digress. He has cousins who are Reading season ticket holders.
    I know of no others.
    Not much use but that's all I can offer.
     
  15. WatfordTalk

    WatfordTalk First Team

    Anecdotal evidence and speculation. Still no hard evidence that reading supporters exist
     
  16. DaveWFC

    DaveWFC Five Star Man

    Oh, they exist, trust me on that. Lived in Reading practically all my life and the amount of **** I got at school from Reading fans for supporting Watford. Nearly everyone supported them! There were hardly any glory hunting Man U or Liverpool fans, just bloody Reading. It coincided with when they would basically always thump us (so between 2002-06). Effectively there was a Watford Reading rivalry at my school, but I was the only Watford fan in existence who knew about it!

    The annoying thing is, by the time we'd leapfrogged them and got promoted, I'd long since left and was no longer in contact with any of their fans, so I couldn't Lord it over them! Bastards the bloody lot of them.
     
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  17. DaveWFC

    DaveWFC Five Star Man

    Oh yeah, as regards the actual game.... I hope we win.... 1-0 maybe? Would be nice to win an away game again in our lifetime.
     
  18. HMS Piss the League is back underway

    0-2
     
  19. LondonOrn

    LondonOrn Squad Player

    Although it's at a very different stage of the season, approaching this game gives me the kind of feeling I had when we were about to play potential banana skins in Wigan and Forest the last time we played them in the league, during the final stretch of the season when we got promoted.

    You look at Forest and consider where they were last season (just missing the play-offs on the final day thanks to a freak combination of results) and think they can't continue to be this bad, a bit like Wigan when they'd finished 5th the previous season and got to the semi finals of the FA Cup but then kept on losing at home before getting relegated. And Forest have Chris Hughton in charge so I don't expect a comfortable win, but then I thought that before the last time we played them, and we did win convincingly enough in the end, albeit thanks to Antonio (who continued to cause problems for us at West Ham) missing a sitter to make it 2-2.

    I feel like those games were in the 2014/15 season, that this game is a good test of our consistency, commitment to getting the job done and ability to build on a good sequence of results (yes performances haven't always been good, but we've gone five games unbeaten, a sequence only bettered since the promotion season by, funnily enough, the one last season that started the Great Escape that never was).
     
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  20. WillisWasTheWorst

    WillisWasTheWorst Its making less grammar mistake's thats important

    That’s good, isn’t it?
    Out of interest, why do you support Watford?
     
  21. DaveWFC

    DaveWFC Five Star Man

    I suppose it is good people were following their local team, I just couldn't stand being so outnumbered. The wounds are deep, my friend. Also, given they were supporting a fellow championship team, I couldn't act all superior and claim they didn't support a "proper club" - sad times.

    I support Watford due to my parents - both from Hertfordshire, and started taking me from an early age, so the blame is at their door!
     
  22. domthehornet

    domthehornet Moderator Staff Member

    HMS PTL is back in motion. 1-0 Forest.
     
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  23. I Blame Pozzo

    I Blame Pozzo First Team

    I think it's a bit feeble of you not to have moved back to taunt them!
    At least make an afternoon of it,around tea time,in a town crier role?
     
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  24. Manatleisure

    Manatleisure Squad Player

    Does Trevor Francis still play for them?
     
  25. BigRossLittleRoss

    BigRossLittleRoss First Team

    HMS P1ssTheLeague just embarking from her mooring on the River Chess, destination The River Trent Wed pm.

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  26. Heidar

    Heidar Squad Player

    They've got Anthony Knockaert so it should be an eventless match.
     
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  27. Hogg-DEENEY!!!

    Hogg-DEENEY!!! Squad Player

    Good thing we don't have a makeshift left-back then, eh?
     
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  28. Hogg-DEENEY!!!

    Hogg-DEENEY!!! Squad Player

    Well they've got to be rivals with someone, who cares about bloody Reading?
     
  29. Hogg-DEENEY!!!

    Hogg-DEENEY!!! Squad Player

    Got to be careful here, these little teams are gonna be bang up for facing our Premiership stars, hardfought 4-0 victory, our class telling in the last 20 after a competitive first 70
     
  30. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

    Who was this written for then?

     
  31. Heidar

    Heidar Squad Player

    Figueredo having an absolute mare today.

    Give him hell, boys.
     
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  32. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    How do you explain the popularity of libraries?
     
  33. SkylaRose

    SkylaRose Administrator Staff Member

    As long as Swansea don't get a second we stay third.
     
  34. Smudger

    Smudger Messi's Mad Coach Staff Member



    I do love this song very much and Cloughie probably down to my father.​
     
  35. Cassetti's Beard

    Cassetti's Beard First Team

    Notts County 0-5 HMS PTL
     

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