The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 1-1 draw against Sunderland in a Championship game on Sunday, while Forest secured a narrow Premier League win over Southampton, three days later.
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Blackpool will host Nottingham Forest in an FA Cup third round fixture at Bloomfield Road on Saturday. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 1-1 draw against Sunderland in a Championship game on Sunday, while Forest secured a narrow Premier League win over Southampton, three days later. The victory helped the visitors to move to 15th spot in the English top tier standings, having collected 17 points from 18 games. The Seasiders, meanwhile, are languishing at the 22nd position in the English second tier standings, with just 26 points to their name from as many matches.Â
A memorable visit to Bloomfield Road back in April! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/khI6T6BEHW
— Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) January 6, 2023
Blackpool are without a win in their last nine league games, although positives will be taken from four of the last five fixtures ending in draws. Their only defeat that time came against second-placed Sheffield United. Last time out, Michael Appleton’s side earned a point against Sunderland, courtesy of Shayne Lavery’s 22nd-minute strike.Â
Forest, on the other hand, got the better of Southampton on Wednesday night courtesy of Taiwo Awonyi’s lone goal inside the opening 27 minutes. Steve Cooper’s side have been going through a decent run of form, having lost just three of their last 10 outings, two of which were away to Arsenal and Manchester United. Meanwhile, Forest have also reached the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup. Cooper’s side will be favourites to get through on Saturday, as they are unbeaten in their last five encounters with the Tangerines. Their latest clash with the Seasiders ended in a 4-1 win as recently as April.Â
Blackpool boss Appleton is likely to opt for a 4-3-3 formation, with Yates, Madine and Lavery forming the front-three. Kenneth Dougall is expected to join the likes of Patino and Carey in the engine room. As for Nottingham Forest, Cooper might opt to rotate his squad because of the upcoming EFL Cup duty. Surridge might lead the line, with Dennis and Johnson in support. Scarpa, Freuler and Colback could form the midfield -trio.Â
Blackpool possible line-up: Grimshaw, Connolly, Ekpiteta, Thorniley, Husband, Carey, Patino, Dougall, Yates, Madine, Lavrey
Nottingham Forest possible line-up: Hennessey, williams, Cook, McKenna, Toffolo, Scarpa, Freuler, Collback, Johnson, Surridge, Dennis
Blackpool
| Opponents | Score |
| Sunderland | 1-1 (D) |
| Sheffield United | 1-2 (L) |
| Hull City | 1-1 (D) |
| Cardiff City | 1-1 (D) |
| Birmingham | 0-0 (D) |
Nottingham Forest
| Opponents | Score |
| Southampton | 0-1 (W) |
| Chelsea | 1-1 (D) |
| Manchester United | 3-0 (L) |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1-4 (W) |
| Valencia | 1-2 (W) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Nottingham Forest beat Blackpool | 1-4 |
| Nottingham Forest beat Blackpool | 2-1 |
| Blackpool draw Nottingham Forest | 4-4 |
| Nottingham Forest beat Blackpool | 2-0 |
| Blackpool draw Nottingham Forest | 1-1 |
The FA Cup match between Blackpool and Nottingham Forest will take place at Bloomfield Road on Saturday at 8:30 pm IST.
| Blackpool vs Nottingham Forest | Key Details |
| Date | January 7 |
| Venue | Bloomfield Road |
| Kickoff time in UK | 3:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 8:30 pm |
The live telecast of the FA Cup match between Blackpool and Nottingham Forest can be seen on TalkSport 2 Radio UK and BBC RAdio 5 Live in the UK.
