Nottingham Forest are going on the hunt for more points this weekend when they face Manchester City.
The rampant title-chasing side will be eyeing retribution for their 1-0 defeat against Forest last season, with Pep Guardiola’s men now chasing down another Premier League crown.
Forest were miserably bad against Fulham on Monday night, and that level of performance simply won’t do as far as Sean Dyche is concerned.
Forest were guilty of giving away a penalty at Craven Cottage and after being forced to withstand 90 minutes of Anthony Taylor refereeing, the Reds might have somehow got things even worse this weekend.
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Referee named for Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City
Forest haven’t had Rob Jones since a string of high-profile errors that stretched over two years, but on Saturday, he will be back in charge of a Forest fixture.
Almost two years to the day, Jones inexplicably sent off Willy Boly for a second yellow card in Nuno Espirito Santo’s first match as the club’s head coach.
It meant Forest had to play over an hour with 10 men in a game they would eventually go on and lose 3-2 to further deepen the relegation concerns.
Then last season, Jones was in charge of a 2-2 draw against Brighton, which saw the referee send off Morgan Gibbs-White for a second yellow card after initially signalling that he got the ball.
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Espirito Santo was given a three-match touchline ban after that particular incident and Jones has been kept away from Forest matches ever since.
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Forget the match officials, Forest need to make sure they’re ready to defend for their lives against a team who simply can’t stop scoring at the moment.
The Reds stars who were at the club last year will hardly be pleased to see Jones back overseeing a Forest game, not least Gibbs-White who was sent off by the official last season.
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Forest can’t afford to slip any closer towards the bottom three, and ultimately, it’s up to the players to turn things around from this point.
Jones refereeing is far from ideal for Forest this weekend, but there are far bigger things to worry about than what Rob Jones might be capable of against City.