Chris Sutton shares his prediction for Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United, he can only see one outcome
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Nottingham Forest have been the surprise package of this season’s Premier League as they go into the weekend in third place.
Not many would have had Nuno Espirito Santo’s side down for a top four challenge this season but the Reds are showing their quality.
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Of course, there is still a long way to go and a lot can change very quickly in the Premier League but Forest fans have to be encouraged with what they’ve seen.
Forest fans sang about winning the league last weekend when they disposed of West Ham United in a convincing win at the City Ground.
And the former Premier League striker Chris Sutton admitted he’s started to support Forest again having been impressed by their early season form.
After predicting them to win last weekend against the Hammers, Sutton has now shared his latest prediction.
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Speaking to BBC Sport, Sutton shares his expectation for Forest to keep their fine run of form going in the Premier League with another victory over Newcastle United.
“In many respects this is a battle of two strikers. I loved Alexander Isak’s header for Newcastle against Arsenal last week. It was a classic centre-forward’s finish,” said Sutton.
“But this is the Chris Wood derby – aka the ‘Wood Chopper’ derby – and I am backing him to give Nottingham Forest the cutting edge they need against his former club.
“Forest are a team with good balance in that they set out not to concede but they also have players who can threaten on the counter.
“Their confidence must be sky-high and I see their good run continuing.”
Clearly, Sutton has a lot of faith in Forest and who wouldn’t after some of the results they have pulled out of the bag already.
The Reds are proving a lot of people wrong with Mark Schwarzer predicting Nuno to be the first manager sacked this season.
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Elliot Anderson faces his former club in fine form
There is unlikely to be any feeling of Elliot Anderson looking for revenge on his former side with Newcastle forced to sell in the summer due to PSR.
However, the midfielder could well feel he may be out to prove the Toon wrong for choosing to cash in on him.
Anderson has really impressed Gary Neville with what he has already shown since joining the Reds over the summer.
But the return of Morgan Gibbs-White did see Anderson drop to the bench on the weekend as he only came on as a substitute.
Anderson is still carrying a slight injury which is why Nuno did not risk him from the start but he will surely be desperate to face his former side.
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