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18-03-2025 Vol 19

Premier League -Forefronts: Chris Sutton V Bath and Scotland Rugby Star Finn Russell

This is a big game during the Champions League places and a tough match.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola rested a couple of players for last weekend’s FA Cup win over Plymouth, and Erling Haaland is Fit again.

Nottingham Forest is at home, but their fans don’t mind them to sit in and hit the break, which is what they want to do here.

It wasn’t that long ago that people praised Forest, but they haven’t won in the Premier League since beating Brighton 7-0 on February 1st.

However, I don’t think there’s too much wrong with Nuno Espirito Santo’s team. They are still in the FA Cup, and in the league they have lost narrowly to Fulham and Newcastle, and then they withdrew with Arsenal, which seemed to be a decent result for me.

I looked at Forest’s remaining 11 league matches, and in the reverse fixtures this season they have won nine, pulled one and lost one.

It shows that if they keep their teams in shape and accessible, they have been given a great chance of a top-five finish, which is likely to get them in the Champions League.

Their one defeat in that sequence above actually came when they were well beaten by Manchester City in early December.

It will be much closer this time, but even though I hate going against my Boyhood Club, I still want to nod the points. In fact, I know readers will take a draw here, but I choose a winner.

Sutton’s prediction: 1-2

Finn’s prediction: Forest has such a good season. I expect them to take this one. 2-0

Full time: 1-0 read the match report

Who supports Finn? My partner’s family is big Celtic fans and I lived earlier in a flat down the road from Ibrox, so I’ve been to see both – but I don’t really support anyone to be honest. I’ve been to a couple of football matches and I love the atmosphere, but I haven’t really got a team that I follow.

Littum