Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Nottingham Forest & Wolverhampton Wanderers face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Carabao Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Nottingham Forest nor Wolverhampton Wanderers as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Nottingham Forest form and stats
Nottingham Forest was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the Carabao Cup.Nottingham Forest have collected 12 points from their Premier League home games so far after 3-3-3.
The fans hope that Nottingham will fight back in this match, putting things right after the 1-4 away defeat in the FA Cup fixture against Blackpool. Scarpa (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.85/10. Scarpa hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.
In the game before, an away victory in the Premier League match versus Southampton with a 1-0 scoreline.The match schedule is unforgiving for Nottingham Forest as they have a new game in only three days, a Premier League match thankfully also at home. Leicester City are visiting.
Nottingham Forest has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. On the other hand, Nottingham Forest have conceded 12 goals.
Wolverhampton Wanderers form and stats
Last season their Carabao Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.Wolverhampton Wanderers have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 1-3-5 (9 played).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Liverpool in their previous outing. The FA Cup battle ended 2-2. Attacker Guedes got a player rating of 7.13 in the game. "Man of the match" Guedes scored one goal.
A 1-1 draw at Aston Villa's stadium before that.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting West Ham United in just three days.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Wolves have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - two - six (Nottingham Forest wins - draws - Wolverhampton Wanderers wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Awoniyi 4 goals |   R. Da Silva Neves 4 goals |  D. Castelo Podence 4 goals |
Nottingham Forest missing players
Wolverhampton Wanderers missing players
| Nottingham Forest | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 28 | 13 | Scored | S | 13 | 24 | ||
| 44 | 12 | Conceded | C | 19 | 35 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 70% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 30% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | ||
| 3.8 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 5.1 | ||
| 5.9 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 11.2 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 11.8 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 28% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 25% | ||
| 13.5 | 12.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.6 | 11.5 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 26 | 44 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 29 | 39 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 35 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 35 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 33 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 28 |
| 7 | Fulham | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 28 |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 27 |
| 9 | Brentford | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 25 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -6 | 22 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 22 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -5 | 17 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 17 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 22 | -21 | 17 |
| 16 | AFC Bournemouth | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 29 | -21 | 16 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 15 |
| 18 | Everton | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -10 | 15 |
| 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -16 | 14 |
| 20 | Southampton | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -18 | 12 |
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