It all comes down to Sunday in Nottingham Forest’s Champions League hunt, but Gary Neville and Roy Keane cannot agree on whether the Reds will beat Chelsea.
Forest’s Champions League chances had fallen severely before the 2-1 win over West Ham, which has kept the hopes alive ahead of facing Chelsea in what could become a top 5 shootout.
Unwanted distractions in the form of Nuno Espírito Santo potentially leaving Forest have made for an imperfect buildup to the game so far.
However, the Forest squad will be buoyed by their return to form against West Ham, making it a difficult game to predict, as reflected in Keane and Neville’s thoughts.
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Roy Keane and Gary Neville make opposite Nottingham Forest predictions
Neville isn’t popular with Forest fans at the moment after his comments surrounding Evangelos Marinakis’ on-pitch outburst against Leicester City.
In terms of Sunday, though, Neville is more confident than Forest legend Keane, as the pair made their predictions for the game on The Overlap.
Before giving specific scores, Keane said: “It won’t be a draw because one of them has to win it.” For his specific prediction, Keane added: “I fancy Chelsea, I just fancy them, I don’t know why. […] Chelsea 2-1.”
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Neville thought the opposite, saying: “I’ll go Forest, 2-1.”
Perhaps a surprising outcome given Neville’s recent issues with the club, something that Keane hilariously reminded him of in response to the prediction.
Roy Keane aimed dig at Gary Neville that Forest fans will love
Neville was furious with Marinakis in the aftermath of the Leicester game, with his comments suggesting that Espírito Santo should resign from the club, causing a stir in the Forest fanbase.
It became a football-wide controversy, with Simon Jordan slamming Neville for taking his Marinakis criticism too far. With the situation now cooled, though, Keane made sure to make a joke at Neville’s expense that the Reds fans will appreciate.
After Neville predicted a Forest win, Keane quickly responded: “You’re trying to get in their good books again!”
Neville named Nikola Milenkovic as the signing of the season on Monday Night Football as well, so maybe he is trying to say sorry to Marinakis in his own way.