England Championship Nottingham vs Birmingham
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Nottingham Insider Soccer Info:Andy Reid (groin) and Jack Hobbs (ankle) may be accessible for Forest within the near future whereas Chris Cohen (knee) is anticipated to be absent for several months. Hobbs ought to resume training on. Dexter Blackstock (knee) missed the Boxing Day clash and is an injury doubt for Sunday while Kelvin Wilson can be suspended after being dismissed throughout the Boro defeat.
Birmingham Insider Soccer Info:Matt Green, Gavin Gunning (each knee) and Can Packwood (groin) are all included on the Birmingham injury list, but Jonathan Spector has recovered from a thigh drawback and is hopeful of an imminent return to initial team duties.
MATCH PREVIEW:
With just one victory from their seven previous matches at the City Ground, Nottingham Forest need to search out some consistent home type if they wish to mount a serious challenge for promotion. Forest won 3 of their gap four Championship games on home soil this season to recommend that they would be one in every of the dominant teams at intervals the league, however way too many attracts have been registered since early September, that are in the middle of many away defeats. Another defeat was incurred at Middlesbrough on Boxing Day via a 3-0 scoreline.
Ahead of this visit to Nottingham, Birmingham manager Gary Rowett will be eager to extend a sequence of simply one away defeat from four matches since assuming the managerial role at the Midlands team. However, simply two goals have been netted in opposition stadiums throughout this spell, however both arrived via 1-0 victories at Rotherham and Huddersfield. More defensive solidity has been established at Birmingham since Rowett's arrival, however they have proved that goals can be scored when claiming a recent 6-1 victory at home to Reading. However, a four-zero home defeat by Derby on Boxing Day was a setback.
Birmingham beat Forest 2-1 in the reverse fixture throughout late November and another close contest is expected. Forest have not netted several goals on home soil recently whereas Birmingham are rarely concerned in high scoring games on their travels.
Expect Under(2.5)
