Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Two of the surprise packages in the Premier League meet on Saturday, with in-form pair Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest locking horns at the Vitality Stadium.
Kick-off date/time: Saturday 25th January, 2025: UK – 3:00pm / US ET – 10:00am / US PT – 7:00am
How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – USA Network
How to watch online: UK – Cannot be streamed / US – nbc.com
Bournemouth Team News: Tavernier has a chance
There are no new injuries in the Bournemouth camp but that still leaves a potential ten absentees for the visit of Nottingham Forest.
James Tavernier is the only one who has resumed team training, but Andoni Iraola was uncertain whether he would be involved on Saturday.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Kepa; Cook, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez; Adams, Christie; Brooks, Kluivert, Semenyo; Ouattara
Unavailable: Hill (Injured), Senesi (Injured), Smith (Injured), Araujo (Injured), Soler (International duty), Scott (Injured), Sinisterra (Injured), Evanilson (Injured), Unal (Injured)
Questionable: Tavernier (Injured)
Nottingham Forest Team News: Hudson-Odoi to be checked
Nuno Espirito Santo's chief concern is that of Callum Hudson-Odoi, who has missed some training due to a tight groin. Jota Silva, who replaced the winger in the first half against Southampton last week, seems the likeliest candidate to step in if needed.
Otherwise, long-term absentee Ibrahim Sangare is the only player certain to miss out, although the Brazilian has begun some light work on the training pitches.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Yates, Anderson; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Silva; Wood
Unavailable: Sangare (Injured)
Questionable: Hudson-Odoi (Injured)
Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest Prediction
If it wasn't for Nottingham Forest's exploits this season, there probably would have been a great deal more coverage of just how impressive Bournemouth have been in the Premier League.
The Cherries are currently unbeaten in their last ten league contests - their longest such streak in the division - and they are very much in the running for one of the European spots right now.
Forest, though, just keep on churning out the results and have picked up an incredible 22 points from the last 24 available to put them within six points of leaders Liverpool, who were the only team to take points off them in that run.
Despite some injuries up front, Bournemouth's fluid attack containing the likes of Antoine Semenyo and Justin Kluivert have scored 11 goals in their last three games in all competitions, while Forest did not look quite as solid against Brighton last weekend, conceding twice against the Seagulls. With this in mind, both teams to score is the suggested market in what could be a cracking contest.
Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest Tip: Both teams to score
