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Brighton team news vs Nottingham Forest

Connor Holden — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 20:39:33 +0000

Nottingham Forest (14th in the Premier League) take on Brighton (8th in the Premier League) on Saturday 25h of November, at the City Ground, at 15:00 PM (GMT).

The last time these two sides faced, Nottingham Forest won 3-1 at the City Ground. Goals from Danilo, Morgan Gibbs-White and an own goal from Pascal Gross for Forest, and a goal from Facundo Buonanotte for Brighton.

Forest lost their last Premier League game, losing 3-2 to West Ham at the London Stadium. Goals from Lucas Paqueta, Jarrod Bowen and Tomas Soucek for the Hammers, and goals from Taiwo Awoniyi and Anthony Elanga for Forest.

Brighton drew their last Premier League game, drawing 1-1 with Sheffield United. Goals coming from Simon Adingra for Brighton, and an Adam Webster own goal for Sheffield United. Mahmoud Dahoud was also dismissed for Brighton in the 69th minute.

How to watch Nottingham Forest vs Brighton

Date: Saturday, November 25th, 2023
Kickoff: 15:00 PM (GMT)
TV Network: Not broadcast in UK
Venue: City Ground

Team News:

Brighton will be without Mahmoud Dahoud through suspension after being sent off against Sheffield United, as well as Danny Welbeck, Solomon March, Julio Enciso, Kaoru Mitoma, Tariq Lamptey, Pervis Estupinan, James Milner and Lewis Dunk all out through injury. Evan Ferguson will also undergo further fitness tests to determine his availability.

Predicted XI:

Forest: Vlachodimos, Toffolo, Murillo, Niakhate, Aina, Dominguez, Mangala, Sangare, Elanga, Origi, Gibbs-White.

Brighton: Verbruggen, Igor, van Hecke, Webster, Veltman, Gilmour, Gross, Adingra, Lallana, Fati, Pedro.

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Premier League injury list for week 12: Van de Ven and Richarlison woes make it eight out for Tottenham with West Ham at full strength

Jason Pettigrove — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 15:36:57 +0000

Welcome to your weekly run down of the injured/suspended players in the Premier League ahead of this weekend’s set of fixtures.

Game week 12 sees Newcastle top the list with 11 players out, whilst West Ham will be at full strength against Nottingham Forest if Kurt Zouma passes a late fitness test.

All information supplied by Premier Injuries.

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AFC Bournemouth – 6 players out

Tyler Adams, Ryan Fredericks, Emiliano Marcondes, Neto, Alex Scott, Darren Randolph

Arsenal – 5 players out

Thomas Partey, Gabriel Jesus, Jurrien Timber, Emile Smith Rowe, Takehiro Tomiyasu

Aston Villa – 3 players out

Emi Buendia, Tyrone Mings, Jacob Ramsey

Brentford – 7 players out

Rico Henry, Aaron Baptiste, Ivan Toney, Kevin Schade, Joshua Dasilva, Mikkel Damsgaard, Shandon Baptiste

Brighton – 5 players out

Julio Enciso, Jakub Moder, Tariq Lamptey, Danny Welbeck, Solomon March

Burnley – 4 players out

Lyle Foster, Ameen Al-Dakhil, Aaron Ramsey, Michael Obafemi

Chelsea – 6 players out

Wesley Fofana, Ben Chilwell, Romeo Lavia, Christopher Nkunku, Trevoh Chalobah, Carney Chukwuemeka

Crystal Palace – 4 players out

James Tomkins, Michael Olise, Dean Henderson, Jesurun Rak-Sakyi

Everton – 3 players out

Dele Alli, Andre Gomes, Seamus Coleman

Fulham – 2 players out

Issa Diop, Rodrigo Muniz

Liverpool – 5 players out

Andrew Robertson, Thiago Alcantara, Stefan Bajcetic, Alexis Mac Allister, Curtis Jones

Luton Town – 5 players out

Mads Andersen, Dan Potts, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Reece Burke, Luke Berry

Manchester City – 4 players out

Kevin De Bruyne, Manuel Akanji, John Stones, Sergio Gomez

Manchester United – 7 players out

Casemiro, Lisandro Martinez, Tyrell Malacia, Luke Shaw, Jonny Evans, Jadon Sancho, Amad Diallo

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Newcastle United – 11 players out

Sandro Tonali, Harvey Barnes, Jacob Murphy, Dan Burn, Elliot Anderson, Sven Botman, Alexander Isak, Callum Wilson, Javi Manquillo, Matt Targett, Bruno Guimaraes

Nottingham Forest – 5 players out

Callum Hudson-Odoi, Felipe, Divock Origi, Chris Wood, Gonzalo Montiel

Sheffield United – 7 players out

Chris Basham, Rhian Brewster, Gustavo Hamer, Rhys Norrington-Davies, John Egan, Tom Davies, Daniel Jebbison

Tottenham Hotspur – 8 players out

Ivan Perisic, Manor Solomon, Cristian Romero, Ryan Sessegnon, Richarlison, Micky van de Ven, Destiny Udogie, Alfie Whiteman

West Ham United – 1 players out

Kurt Zouma (late fitness test)

Wolverhampton Wanderers – 3 players out

Jospeh Hodge, Pedro Neto, Hugo Bueno

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Nottingham Forest fans pay tribute to ice hockey star Adam Johnson after tragic death

Sean Walker — Sun, 05 Nov 2023 19:56:45 +0000

Nottingham Forest supporters held a minute’s applause for ice hockey player Adam Johnson after his tragic death last Saturday.

The American was playing for Nottingham Panthers against the Sheffield Steelers when he tragically lost his life after an opponent’s skate slit his throat in a freak accident.

Fans have been paying tribute to the 29-year-old all week with Forest supporters deciding to hold a minute of applause in the 47th minute against Aston Villa on Sunday.

The supporters chose the 47th minute because it correlates with Johnson’s jersey number and it was during this moment when the home side scored.

Orel Mangala grabbed his side’s second of the game, cementing a surprising 2-0 win for Nottingham Forest.

Emi Martinez is helpless as the ball drops into the goal

Video: World Cup winner makes huge error as Nottingham Forest add second goal

Darren Looney — Sun, 05 Nov 2023 15:27:23 +0000

Nottingham Forest have doubled their lead over Aston Villa in their Premier League clash at the City Ground and it came through a huge error from Emi Martinez.

Steve Cooper’s side took the lead in the match after just five minutes as Ola Aina produced a beautiful strike from outside of the box and it didn’t take long in the second 45 for the home side to double their lead.

With 47 minutes on the clock, Orel Mangala hit a hopeful strike at the Aston Villa goal and a huge error from Martinez allowed the ball to drop over the line to make it 2-0 to Forest.

IT'S A GOAL! ?

Mangala with a decent strike but that's a big mistake by Martinez ? pic.twitter.com/VMUMqXQmCf

— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) November 5, 2023

Emi Martinez JUST couldn’t keep the ball from over the line and Forest double their lead! #NFOAVL pic.twitter.com/9HUKR3bAcP

— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) November 5, 2023

Video: Ola Aina stunner gives Nottingham Forest deserved lead over Aston Villa

Darren Looney — Sun, 05 Nov 2023 14:21:39 +0000

Nottingham Forest have taken the lead in their clash with Aston Villa at the City Ground courtesy of a stunning strike for Ola Aina.

Steve Cooper’s side made an intense start to the game and deservedly got a reward for their positivity after just five minutes.

Harry Toffolo pulled the ball back to Aina at the edge of the box and the defender hit a sweet strike, which flew past Emi Martinez in the Villa net to make it 1-0.

NOTTINGHAM FOREST TAKE THE LEAD!

What a finish from Ola Aina ?? pic.twitter.com/ZcwRhiMOs4

— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) November 5, 2023

Nottingham Forest continue their excellent home form as they grab the lead inside five minutes! #NFOAVL

? @USANetwork pic.twitter.com/XjU5Hq3QRO

— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) November 5, 2023

Premier League injury list for week 11: Eight out for Chelsea as Botman hands Newcastle more problems

Jason Pettigrove — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 06:32:03 +0000

Welcome to your weekly run down of the injured/suspended players in the Premier League ahead of this weekend’s set of fixtures.

Game week 11 sees Newcastle and Sheffield United top the list with nine players out, whilst David Moyes will be delighted that West Ham have just the two players missing.

All information supplied by Premier Injuries.

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AFC Bournemouth – 6 players out

Tyler Adams, Ryan Fredericks, Emiliano Marcondes, Neto, Lewis Cook, Darren Randolph

Arsenal – 4 players out

Thomas Partey, Gabriel Jesus, Jurrien Timber, Emile Smith Rowe

Aston Villa – 5 players out

Emi Buendia, Tyrone Mings, Alex Moreno, Jacob Ramsey, Jhon Duran

Brentford – 7 players out

Rico Henry, Ivan Toney, Kevin Schade, Joshua Dasilva, Mikkel Damsgaard, Keane Lewis-Potter, Shandon Baptiste

Brighton – 6 players out

Julio Enciso, Jakub Moder, Pervis Estupinan, Tariq Lamptey, Danny Welbeck, Solomon March

Burnley – 6 players out

Benson Manuel, Jordan Beyer, Lyle Foster, Josh Cullen, Hjalmar Ekdal, Michael Obafemi

Chelsea – 8 players out

Wesley Fofana, Ben Chilwell, Romeo Lavia, Christopher Nkunku, Armando Broja, Mykhailo Mudryk, Trevoh Chalobah, Carney Chukwuemeka

Crystal Palace – 5 players out

James Tomkins, Michael Olise, Eberechi Eze, Dean Henderson, Tyrick Mitchell

Everton – 3 players out

Dele Alli, Andre Gomes, Seamus Coleman

Fulham – 4 players out

Issa Diop, Tosin Adarabioyo, Adama Traore, Kenny Tete

Liverpool – 4 players out

Andrew Robertson, Thiago Alcantara, Stefan Bajcetic, Luis Diaz

Luton Town – 6 players out

Mads Andersen, Dan Potts, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Reece Burke, Jordan Clark, Amari’i Bell

Manchester City – 2 players out

Kevin De Bruyne, Manuel Akanji

Manchester United – 6 players out

Lisandro Martinez, Tyrell Malacia, Luke Shaw, Raphael Varane, Jadon Sancho, Amad Diallo

Newcastle United – 9 players out

Sandro Tonali, Harvey Barnes, Jacob Murphy, Elliot Anderson, Sven Botman, Alexander Isak, Lewis Miley, Javi Manquillo, Matt Targett

Nottingham Forest – 6 players out

Callum Hudson-Odoi, Felipe, Divock Origi, Chris Wood, Danilo, Gonzalo Montiel

Sheffield United – 9 players out

Chris Basham, Anel Ahmedhodzic, William Daugaard, Max Lowe, Oli McBurnie, Rhys Norrington-Davies, John Egan, Tom Davies, Daniel Jebbison

Tottenham Hotspur – 6 players out

Ivan Perisic, Manor Solomon, Ryan Sessegnon, Destiny Udogie, Ben Davies, Alfie Whiteman

West Ham United – 2 players out

Lucas Paqueta, Edson Alvarez

Wolverhampton Wanderers – 4 players out

Jospeh Hodge, Pedro Neto, Hugo Bueno, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde

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Agent’s column: Rashford was wrong to party, Saudi World Cup was obvious, addicted footballers must be helped, 3pm blackout must remain and influencers are here to stay

Jon Smith — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 15:17:49 +0000

In his fortnightly exclusive column for CaughtOffside, Jon Smith, one of football’s first-ever agents and a man who was an integral figure in the forming of the Premier League, discusses his support of players with addiction, why Marcus Rashford was wrong to party after the Manchester derby, why a Saudi Arabian World Cup wasn’t a surprise – and more!

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It’s important that the Premier League retain the Saturday 3pm blackout

There’s so many devices out there which means that you can now watch live football at three o’clock anywhere in the world nowadays if you want to subscribe to them.

For example, I could watch live Premier League football out of Saudi Arabia or Qatar or wherever it might be, and that’s already beginning to have an effect not just on TV subscriptions but also on some of the lesser exciting fixtures, with respect, on a Saturday.

I know that the Premier League are doing a lot to counter this at the moment as are most broadcasters, because it’s important to protect the live crowd involvement at matches.

If there was the option to have 3pm Saturday games televised, those supporters from their mid-20s upwards, that have families or are just married, will record it, watch it later, go shopping with the missus to get a few brownie points…. There’ll potentially be a big number that won’t then go to a game, so yes, it’s vital the blackout remains otherwise, potentially, you’ll have half empty stadia.

I was at Watford the other day and they were playing Millwall whose contingent was so noisy that it really made for a better game.

Influencers like IShowSpeed are here to stay

Regardless of what we want, influencers are the way forward simply because of the enormous reach. ‘Fan TV’ audiences are massive and if you gross them up, you’re looking at over 120m/130m hits a month. That’s important.

It’s an important audience because it’s real football supporters who are taking time out to talk, shout, scream, laugh and joke all about the game, and obviously comment on it. Like everything else, there needs to be a balance.

Social media in its various guises is slowly maturing as opposed to being just a platform to shout abuse at each other or grab five minutes of fame.

There are some events like the Ballon d’Or which attract a multitude of potentially interested reporting parties and I include social and electronic in there.

I used to run FIFA’s The Best awards for two years when it was in London and the media requests would be astonishingly large. You have to manage it.

Some of the influencers are trashy but they have sizeable followings, and what you don’t want them to do is not promote your game.

In a goofed up world football is very often the repository of our emotions. We can shout at the screen, whereas you can’t shout at a group of people waving Palestinian flags – but that’s still on our screens, all the time.

I think there’s a need for responsible influencers, someone like Mark Goldbridge of The United Stand. He’s shouty but responsible and intelligent, and has huge audiences. You have to be respectful of that.

Rashford was completely wrong to party after Manchester derby defeat

The professionalism around footballers and football clubs is sizeably enhanced today from what it was back in the 80s and 90s when the audiences were just as big but not global, and the behaviour of some of the competitors was poor.

We used to argue with our players all the time and we had as many as 400 at our height.

We’d tell them that if they’d lost a match, particularly a big one, just stay home and don’t do anything. If you have to go out, go to the cinema because anything else is so offensive to the supporters who pay good money and have strong emotions around their team – particularly if that team has lost badly. Just don’t go out.

Why would Marcus Rashford go clubbing after losing the Manchester derby? It makes no sense.

As much as I have the highest regard for Rashford, and I’d like to say that on record because I do think he’s done some great social work and he’s a terrific football player, he made a big mistake that day.

Footballers with addictions should be treated with respect

I’m actually quite friendly with the Ivan Toney family and I listened to a lot of what they said. What the individuals have done is wrong, but I think the sentence doesn’t fit the crime.

It’s very difficult for the game to take money from betting companies on the one hand, and on the other say to the participants ‘if you do this, you’re a football criminal.’ It’s so wrong.

The players should be punished yes, but 10 months – in Sandro Tonali’s case – is far too long. These guys have got short careers anyway.

You’ve got to give these people help. If they’re addicted to something, be that gambling or any of the other substances that are around today, or any behavioural attitudes that includes sex and various other things that fill out social media screens, they need help.

There’s someone I saw wearing a t shirt the other day that said ‘It’s not wrong to ask for help,’ and I think that just sums it up.

I think if you ask for help, you should be treated with respect and not just as a criminal to be punished.

Saudi Arabia being offered the World Cup was obvious

I think it was obvious because they are supporting the game with a lot of money and they need to fuel the next generation of FIFA’s governance. Football needs financial input from nation states, as well as major corporations.

So I think that was an obvious one and I know James Johnson really well, he’s a very clever operator, a very bright guy and the Chief Exec of Football Australia.

I think Australia were putting themselves in there so that they could drop out and say: ‘Look, we’ll drop out, Saudi can have it, but we want this in exchange.’

Now, I don’t know what the ‘this’ is but it may become evident in the next few weeks. With various other tournaments being awarded, it’ll be interesting to see what goes to Australia.

There was no one else out there really bidding anyway, so it was Hobson’s choice.

Also, I’d like to think that the World Cup being more global has helped Qatar’s attitude towards behavioural science, and that includes respect for women and for other religions.

I’m not quite sure that’s the case now that the cameras aren’t pointed at them all the time, but it must’ve had some effect.

If it does the same in Saudi Arabia, then that’s perfect.

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Ex-Nottingham Forest and Coventry star Ronnie Rees passes away

Joe Dempsey — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 13:03:08 +0000

A number of English football clubs are in mourning today after the news that former Wales winger, Ronnie Rees, had died at the age of 79.

Rees’ professional career took in spells at Coventry City, Swansea City, West Bromwich Albion and Nottingham Forest, with three of his four former clubs paying tribute to him on social media.

Able to play on either wing, Rees, who was born in Ystradgynlais, won both the Third Division and Second Division titles whilst with the Sky Blues, for whom he ended up making more than 200 appearances.

We are saddened to learn of the passing of former Sky Blues and @Cymru winger Ronnie Rees.

Our thoughts are with his family and friends.

He will be sorely missed. ? pic.twitter.com/DzORRDiXFb

— Coventry City (@Coventry_City) October 31, 2023

Capped by his national team in the 60s and 70s, Rees stayed in the Midlands and continued his footballing journey at the Baggies before a three year spell at Forest.

He finished his career back in his homeland with Swansea, a club he joined in 1972 for a record fee. Playing for them over 100 times, he cemented his legacy at the Swans before brief spells at both Haverfordwest and Merthyr Town.

Everyone at Swansea City is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former player Ronnie Rees at the age of 79.

He joined the Swans for a then-record fee in 1972 and went on to wear the Swans shirt 100 times over a three-and-a-half year spell.

Once a Jack, always a Jack ?? pic.twitter.com/zt0PVDtmHA

— Swansea City AFC (@SwansOfficial) October 31, 2023

After his playing days were over, he took on various roles including an administrative one at Cardiff City and as a car worker at Ford’s in Swansea.

At the age of 51 he suffered a life changing stroke which gradually took away his ability to walk and talk and led to him spending his later years in Hengoed Court Care Home.

We're desperately saddened to learn of the passing of former Albion winger, Ronnie Rees.

The thoughts of everyone at the club are with Ronnie's friends and family at this tragic time. ?? pic.twitter.com/5OenKIxz88

— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) November 1, 2023

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Video: Diogo Jota scores for Liverpool and dedicates the goal to Luis Diaz whose parents were abducted last night

Mehdi Gokal — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 14:43:40 +0000

Diogo Jota has given Liverpool the lead against Nottingham Forest and dedicated the goal to his teammate Luis Diaz.

Alexis Mac Allister played a huge role as he won the ball back with a great challenge inside his own half before releasing Mo Salah. Mo Salah played through Darwin Nunez whose first time shot is saved but Jota is there to score on the rebound.

Jota headed straight to the bench to grab a Luis Diaz shirt as he dedicated the goal to the Colombian whose parents were kidnapped by armed men in their home town last night.

Watch the goal and celebration below:

Diogo Jota. Right place. Right time!

But it’s the celebration that shows his class ?

The Liverpool man holds up a shirt for his teammate Luis Diaz as he deals with a personal matter.

LIVE | https://t.co/GsfLPeVfZg #PL #OptusSport pic.twitter.com/FOgfneyv1j

— Optus Sport (@OptusSport) October 29, 2023

?? GOAL: Liverpool 1-0 Nottingham Forest

Diogo Jota scores and dedicates the goal to Luis Diaz ?

pic.twitter.com/HaS7XQUeJ7

— AnfieldIndex (@AnfieldIndex) October 29, 2023

Diogo Jota dedicates his goal to Luis Diaz ???

pic.twitter.com/duGXs0b6hi

— CentreGoals. (@centregoals) October 29, 2023

Brilliant goal created by Alexis winning back the ball. Jota dedicates it to Lucho ?? pic.twitter.com/xZdo9N8ViX

— The Anfield Talk (@TheAnfieldTalk) October 29, 2023

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Liverpool team news vs Nottingham Forest

Connor Holden — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 22:00:00 +0000

Liverpool (4th in the Premier League) take on Nottingham Forest (15th in the Premier League) on Sunday, 29th of October, at Anfield Stadium, at 14:00 PM (BST).

The last time these sides faced, Liverpool beat Nottingham Forest 3-2 at Anfield. Goals from Diogo Jota (x2) and Mohamed Salah for Liverpool, and goals from Neco Williams and Morgan Gibbs-White for Forest.

Liverpool won their previous Premier League game, beating Everton 2-0 at Anfield. A brace from Mohamed Salah secured the win and three points for Liverpool.

Nottingham Forest drew in their last Premier League game, drawing 2-2 with Luton Town. Goals from Chris Wood (x2) for Forest, and goals from Chiedozie Ogbene and Elijah Adebayo for Luton.

How to watch Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest

Date: Sunday, October 29th, 2023
Kickoff: 14:00 PM (BST)
TV Network: Not broadcast in UK
Venue: Anfield Stadium

Team News:

Liverpool will be without Andrew Robertson, Stefan Bajcetic and Thiago Alcantara through injury, whilst Curtis Jones will be unavailable due to suspension for Sunday.

Predicted XI:

Liverpool: Alisson, Tsimikas, van Dijk, Konate, Alexander-Arnold, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Dias, Nunez, Salah.

Nottingham Forest: Turner, Toffolo, Murillo, Boly, Aurier, Sangare, Mangala, Dominguez, Elanga, Wood, Gibbs-White.

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