Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield United Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th August 2023

After surviving a gruelling battle for survival last season, Nottingham Forest hope to start the new Premier League campaign on a positive note. The hosts play Sheffield United at City Ground in a round two fixture this coming Friday.

Nottingham Forest came away from their premiere match of the season with nothing to show for it and hope to make amends in the upcoming match.

Sheffield United hope to make amends in their upcoming match after getting through the first round on a sour note with nil points.

Nottingham Forest scored 15 goals, conceded 18 and fought their way to one clean sheet in their previous ten matches.

Sheffield United scored four goals, conceded 14 and kept their opponents from scoring three times in ten matches.

This is the first time Nottingham Forest squares up against Sheffield United in the Premier League in the 21st century, thus both face a whole new experience of coming up against an unknown opponent.

Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield United Prediction

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest collected four points from their last three matches, starting with a 1-0 win against Arsenal. It was followed by a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace and a 2-1 defeat against Arsenal. Nottingham Forest won three of their previous six matches at City Ground, Nottingham in the Premier League. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring ten goals to nine against.

Nottingham Forest’s priority for this season will be to stay clear of the relegation zone, while challenging for a spot in the upper half of the Premier League.

Sheffield United Form

Sheffield United are inconsistent at the moment, with two defeats and a win to show from their last three matches. They lost 1-0 against Huddersfield, won 1-2 against Birmingham, before dropping points again in a 0-1 defeat against Crystal Palace. In their last six Premier League away matches, Sheffield United failed to win more than once. In stead, they've drawn zero and lost five, scoring two while also conceding 13 times.

Most people expect Sheffield United to face a hard battle to avoid relegation from the Premier League for most of the season. This is a fiercely competitive league each year, and they seem to be lacking in quality.

You could argue a case on behalf of both teams, but form quite simply looks better, and the prices with the bookmakers for a home win are decent. Therefore, Nottingham Forest get the nod here against Sheffield United.

Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield United Squads

Nottingham Forest Squad

Steve Cooper will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Sheffield United from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Ethan Horvath (0/0), Matt Turner (0/1), Wayne Hennessey (0/0), Felipe (0/0), Giulian Biancone (0/0), Harry Toffolo (0/0), Joe Worrall (0/1), Jonathan Panzo (0/0), Loic Mbe Soh (0/0), Moussa Niakhate (0/0), Neco Williams (0/1), Ola Aina (0/1), Omar Richards (0/0), Scott McKenna (0/1), Serge Aurier (0/1), Willy Boly (0/1), Brandon Aguilera (0/0), Cheikhou Kouyate (0/0), Danilo (0/1), Gustavo Scarpa (0/0), Harry Arter (0/0), Jonjo Shelvey (0/0), Lewis O'Brien (0/0), Mohamed Draeger (0/0), Morgan Gibbs-White (0/1), Orel Mangala (0/1), Remo Freuler (0/0), Ryan Yates (0/1), Alex Mighten (0/0), Anthony Elanga (0/1), Brennan Johnson (0/1), Chris Wood (0/0), Emmanuel Dennis (0/0), Taiwo Awoniyi (1/1), Ui-Jo Hwang (0/0).

Sheffield United Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 46 year-old Sheffield United manager Heckingbottom will select his starting XI from these players:

Adam Davies (0/0), Jordan Amissah (0/0), Wesley Foderingham (0/1), Anel Ahmedhodzic (0/1), Auston Trusty (0/0), Chris Basham (0/1), Jack Robinson (0/1), Jayden Bogle (0/0), John Egan (0/1), Max Lowe (0/1), Rhys Norrington-Davies (0/0), Yasser Larouci (0/1), Anis Ben Slimane (0/1), Ben Osborn (0/1), Benie Traore (0/1), George Baldock (0/1), Gustavo Hamer (0/0), Ismaila Cheick Coulibaly (0/0), John Fleck (0/0), Oliver Norwood (0/1), Vinicius de Souza Costa (0/1), Daniel Jebbison (0/0), Oliver McBurnie (0/0), Rhian Brewster (0/0), William Osula (0/1).

Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield United Team News

Nottingham Forest are sweating on the fitness of no less than eight players before their match on Friday.

Neco Williams, Taiwo Awoniyi, Jonjo Shelvey, Cheikhou Kouyate, Giulian Biancone, Ola Aina, Moussa Niakhate and Omar Richards nurses various injuries and won't take part for Nottingham Forest against Sheffield United at City Ground, Nottingham.

Sheffield United face a list of four absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Friday against Nottingham Forest.

Sheffield United need to do without Ismaila Cheick Coulibaly, John Fleck, Rhian Brewster and Rhys Norrington-Davies, who are not fit enough to travel to City Ground, Nottingham.

Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield United Lineups

Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield United H2H

Having never shared a season in the Premier League in recent past, this is the first time Nottingham Forest comes up against Sheffield United in this context.

Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield United Results

Nottingham Forest vs Sheffield United Betting Tips

It is the beginning of a new Premier League campaign, and both Nottingham Forest and Sheffield United will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Nottingham Forest claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Sheffield United won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing four in this series of matches. Goals are flowing freely for Nottingham Forest on home soil currently, as both teams scored in six of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target three times in Sheffield United''s last 10 league games away from home.

Nottingham Forest saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Sheffield United's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.