Nottingham Forest are in the thick of the Premier League relegation fight as they prepare for huge City Ground clash
05:00, 09 Feb 2026
Head coach Sean Dyche grimaces on the touchline as Nottingham Forest lose to Leeds United
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Head coach Sean Dyche grimaces on the touchline as Nottingham Forest lose to Leeds United(Image: Getty)
There is no getting away from the significance of Nottingham Forest’s midweek clash at the City Ground.
The battle to avoid relegation continues to be fraught, and the Reds are right in the thick of it. It is all getting very tense and edgy at the bottom end of the Premier League table ahead of Wednesday night’s visit from Wolverhampton Wanderers (7.30pm kick-off).
Sean Dyche’s side spurned the chance to put some distance between themselves and the bottom three when they lost 3-1 at Leeds United on Friday night. Defeat marked the end of a four-match unbeaten run in the league for Forest and was made all the more galling given it came against close rivals.
Leeds moved three points ahead of the Reds with that result. West Ham United, in 18th spot, are just three points below Forest after their victory over Burnley on Saturday. Meanwhile, Crystal Palace climbed to 13th - nine points clear of danger - by triumphing over Brighton and Hove Albion.
Dyche’s charges could really do with bouncing back against bottom-of-the-table Wolves, especially as the Hammers could already have moved level on points with them by then. Below is a look at how the Reds’ next five league fixtures compare with those of their nearest rivals in the battle for survival.
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Nottingham Forest - 17th, 26 points
Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) - Wednesday, February 11
Liverpool (H) - Sunday, February 22
Brighton and Hove Albion (A) - Sunday, March 1
Manchester City (A) - Wednesday, March 4
Fulham (H) - Saturday, March 14
Tottenham Hotspur - 15th, 29 points
Newcastle United (H) - Tuesday, February 10
Arsenal (H) - Sunday, February 22
Fulham (A) - Sunday, March 1
Crystal Palace (H) - Thursday, March 5
Liverpool (A) - Sunday, March 15
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Leeds United - 16th, 29 points
Chelsea (A) - Tuesday, February 10
Aston Villa (A) - Saturday, February 21
Manchester City (H) - Saturday, February 28
Sunderland (H) - Tuesday, March 3
Crystal Palace (A) - Saturday, March 15
West Ham United - 18th, 23 points
Manchester United (H) - Tuesday, February 10
Bournemouth (H) - Saturday, February 21
Liverpool (A) - Saturday, February 28
Fulham (A) - Wednesday, March 4
Manchester City (H) - Saturday, March 14
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