22-02-2022, 09:52
PNE Team News
Ryan Lowe is expecting the whole squad from Saturday's game against Reading to be available again on Tuesday night.
Josh Murphy has stepped up his return to training, but the earliest he could be available will be the weekend’s game against Coventry City. He could also feature in Tuesday’s Central League game against Fleetwood Town.
Greg Cunningham, Sean Maguire and Tom Barkhuizen remain sidelined through injury.
The Opposition
Head coach Steve Cooper – who previously worked with PNE first team coach Mike Marsh in the England youth setup and with Swansea City – has completely turned Forest’s season around.
Taking over at The City Ground with the Reds sat in the relegation zone, he has turned them into promotion contenders, taking them to within touching distance of the top six.
Losing just three of their last 19 games, they arrive at Deepdale as one of the division’s form sides, but they have gone without a game for ten days, having had their clash with AFC Bournemouth postponed on Friday.
Key Stats
Forest have picked up more points on the road than on their home patch so far this season, accumulating 25 points away from home compared to 22 at The City Ground.
In what has been a breakthrough season for Brennan Johnson at Forest, the 20-year-old is in the form of his life, playing a direct part in 15 goals in the league this campaign.
PNE are winless in five at home to Nottingham Forest, with the last victory at Deepdale over the Reds in 2015, when Eoin Doyle’s second-minute goal was enough to claim three points.
Our Last Victory
PNE last came out on top against Nottingham Forest when they faced each other on the last day of the 2020/21 season.
James Garner had put the Reds ahead at The City Ground, before second-half goals from Tom Bayliss and Liam Lindsay earned the three points on Gentry Day.
Man In The Middle
Geoff Eltringham will referee the 27th PNE game of his career on Tuesday night.
The experienced EFL official last took charge of a North End game in September 2021 when Emil Riis earned a late point for his side against Sheffield United.
Eltringham, who has shown 102 yellow cards in 24 games this season, will be assisted by Nick Greenhalgh and Jonathan Hunt, while Rebecca Welch is the fourth official.
https://www.forestforum.co.uk/
MACS VIEW
After Saturday's horror show need to produce the goods tonight against a vastly improved Forest side, left wing back problem is an issue considering Brennan Johnson is likely to be running rampant in that area. We have not won at home this year which needs to change might not be tonight
Ryan Lowe is expecting the whole squad from Saturday's game against Reading to be available again on Tuesday night.
Josh Murphy has stepped up his return to training, but the earliest he could be available will be the weekend’s game against Coventry City. He could also feature in Tuesday’s Central League game against Fleetwood Town.
Greg Cunningham, Sean Maguire and Tom Barkhuizen remain sidelined through injury.
The Opposition
Head coach Steve Cooper – who previously worked with PNE first team coach Mike Marsh in the England youth setup and with Swansea City – has completely turned Forest’s season around.
Taking over at The City Ground with the Reds sat in the relegation zone, he has turned them into promotion contenders, taking them to within touching distance of the top six.
Losing just three of their last 19 games, they arrive at Deepdale as one of the division’s form sides, but they have gone without a game for ten days, having had their clash with AFC Bournemouth postponed on Friday.
Key Stats
Forest have picked up more points on the road than on their home patch so far this season, accumulating 25 points away from home compared to 22 at The City Ground.
In what has been a breakthrough season for Brennan Johnson at Forest, the 20-year-old is in the form of his life, playing a direct part in 15 goals in the league this campaign.
PNE are winless in five at home to Nottingham Forest, with the last victory at Deepdale over the Reds in 2015, when Eoin Doyle’s second-minute goal was enough to claim three points.
Our Last Victory
PNE last came out on top against Nottingham Forest when they faced each other on the last day of the 2020/21 season.
James Garner had put the Reds ahead at The City Ground, before second-half goals from Tom Bayliss and Liam Lindsay earned the three points on Gentry Day.
Man In The Middle
Geoff Eltringham will referee the 27th PNE game of his career on Tuesday night.
The experienced EFL official last took charge of a North End game in September 2021 when Emil Riis earned a late point for his side against Sheffield United.
Eltringham, who has shown 102 yellow cards in 24 games this season, will be assisted by Nick Greenhalgh and Jonathan Hunt, while Rebecca Welch is the fourth official.
https://www.forestforum.co.uk/
MACS VIEW
After Saturday's horror show need to produce the goods tonight against a vastly improved Forest side, left wing back problem is an issue considering Brennan Johnson is likely to be running rampant in that area. We have not won at home this year which needs to change might not be tonight
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