At the start of the season you would have gambled good money on Nottingham Forest being clear favourites in this fixture, although now we’re not too sure. Despite finishing in 3rd position in the last campaign and only narrowly missing out on promotion, Forest are without a win to their name and the vibes coming out of the City Ground suggest there is trouble within. Millwall on the other hand are surprising everyone. Having gained promotion to this division through the play offs, Kenny Jackett’s men are continuing to impress and currently sit in 4th position.
He’s only been in the management game a short time compared to some, but Billy Davies is renowned as being someone who likes to vent his frustrations in public. His latest outburst came on the back of a fruitless transfer window and the Forest boss has now claimed his side have no chance of promotion or even the play offs. It’s an obvious shot at the club’s board and having also claimed that last season was an overachievement and his current group of players aren’t good enough, it’s clear there are huge problems at the City Ground. The club currently sit in 19th position and after drawing their last three games, it’s clear that they need points on the board sooner rather than later.
Millwall on the other hand have defied all expectations and are challenging at the top end of the table. Having only gained promotion through the back door there were worries that the Lions would struggle to make the step up, but three victories from their opening four games has put them into 4th position in the table. To add to that, all of these victories have been comprehensive and a highly impressive ten goals have been scored on their route to collecting the nine points. Of course, there is still a long time to go, but any free scoring team is always going to have a great chance of success in this division and there’s no reason why this should stop for Millwall.
As for team news, Nottingham Forest have quite a few concerns heading into this one and could be without a host of key players. Chris Gunter will be kept out through suspension while David McGoldrick and Garath McCleary are both out through knee and shoulder problems respectively. What’s more, Paul Anderson is doubtful although the winger will be given a late chance to prove his fitness. The visitors also have their problems and Kenny Jackett could be without John Marquis, Shaun Batt and James Henry who are all struggling with injuries. However, Theo Robinson could be involved having recently transferred from Huddersfield.
Nottingham Forest have drawn their last three games and we think that could be the case here. Millwall have proved they will be a force to be reckoned with this season and we expect them to come away with a point
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