It’s that time of the week again when Nottingham Forest supporters will look forward to watching their team away from home.
The Reds have been in good form on their travels this season but this weekend the team comes up against the Premier League’s best at home.
Brentford have claimed 23 points from 16 matches so far this season with a whopping 22 of those coming on home soil.
The Bees are yet to taste defeat on the road, winning seven and drawing one of the games played on home soil in front of their own fans.
In contrast, Forest are third when it comes to playing away, with only Chelsea and Liverpool better at travelling than Nuno Espirito Santo’s side.
That makes for an intriguing game and Forest will hope to continue their ascent up the Premier League table this weekend.
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Pundits disagree with Jill Scott on her Brentford vs Forest prediction
Well, the Stick to Football podcast team have been making their predictions once again ahead of the weekend.
A conversation took place on the outcome of the Forest game and four of the regulars think Brentford will win against Forest.
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Scott, however, went against the grain and instead backed Forest to claim a big three points.
The conversation went as follows on this week’s show:
Roy Keane: “Brentford are brilliant at home but Forest aren’t bad away.”
Jill Scott: “Forest to win.”
Keane: “At Brentford? Are you sure?”
Ian Wright: “Alright, let’s go Brentford. This could be a 3-1 but Chris Wood is definitely scoring.”
Jamie Carragher: I don’t fancy Forest there.”
Gary Neville: “No, I don’t 2-1 home win for me.”
Forest face tricky test against Brentford
With Brentford great at home and Forest solid away, this smacks of a draw.
However, both teams will believe they can win the game and it promises to be a fascinating affair.
Forest will go into the game with massive amounts of confidence and that could make Espirito Santo’s team extremely dangerous.
After the euphoria of beating Villa in the dying embers of the game and going fourth in the table, it’s important that feet are placed firmly back on the ground.
However, Forest might daring to dream about Europe a little bit now and beating Brentford who are formidable on home soil would be another huge step.
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