In a weekend match in week 22, on Sun Feb 5th, Leeds United will travel to Nottingham to battle Nottingham Forest in a meeting of these two evenly matched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Nottingham Forest recorded a 1-1 draw against AFC Bournemouth. Jaidon Anthony struck first for AFC Bournemouth in the 28th minute, then Sam Surridge tied it up for Nottingham Forest in the 83rd minute squeezing out at least the one point for Nottingham Forest. Nottingham Forest is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while leeds United sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against TBC. Jack Harrison scored the first goal for Leeds United in the 23rd minute, then Junior Firpo added another in the 66th minute. Leeds United is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Leeds United’s most prolific scorer has been Patrick Bamford. The English attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Nottingham Forest’s most prolific scorer has been Brennan Johnson. He has netted two goals over the last five matches
Nottingham Forest will be without Jesse Lingard, Moussa Niakhaté, Giulian Biancone, Cheikhou Kouyaté, Willy Boly, Dean Henderson and Omar Richards, while Leeds United will be without Stuart Dallas and Adam Forshaw.