Both of these sides were tipped to push for the playoffs at the start of the season yet only one side is matching those expectations. After a slow start, Nottingham Forest have finally found their feet and they enter this game having just broken into the top six. Bristol City meanwhile are struggling at the other end and despite a pre-season of promise, the Robins are languishing in 17th position.
They may have reached the playoffs last season, but there were big doubts over whether or not Nottingham Forest could repeat their success after failing to add to their squad during the summer. Manager Billy Davies was one of the first to say his team wasn’t good enough, although in the last couple of months they have improved drastically and they have just broken into 6th place. It comes following a run of five victories from their last six and having won their last four, they certainly approach this fixture with plenty of confidence behind them. Their position certainly isn’t concrete, they only sit one point ahead of 7th place Watford, but looking at the bigger picture they have only played twenty five games which is three less than some of the sides up there. If the City Ground outfit can continue to grind out results, there now appears to be no reason why they can’t match, or even better, last season’s achievements.
Bristol City meanwhile may have improved slightly over recent months, but Keith Millen has still not convinced the Ashton Gate faithful that he is the right man for the job. City have at least paved some distance between themselves and the drop zone, with the club now six points clear of the bottom three, but they are still underachieving in 17th considering some of the talent at their disposal. Their form of late is not too brilliant either and without a win in four, Millen’s men need to stop the rot sooner rather than later. On a more positive note, they did manage to keep a clean sheet in their last game at Crystal Palace
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