In the Premier League though Nottingham have done well to climb out of the relegation zone. They currently have 17 points from 18 games to be placed 15th in the table.
Nottingham Forest will hope to bounce back from their last match disappointment when they welcome Wolverhampton Wanderers for an EFL Cup quarter-finals tie on Wednesday night. Both teams will be heading into this match not completely satisfied with their weekend results in the FA Cup. Wolves can still keep heads held high following the 2-2 draw at Anfield even though they could have snatched the win if not for the VAR controversy.
The same cannot be said for Nottingham Forest, who were comprehensively beaten 4-1 by Blackpool at the weekend. Hence, Steve Cooper will be eager to get back to winning ways on Wednesday night. In the Premier League though Nottingham have done well to climb out of the relegation zone. They currently have 17 points from 18 games to be placed 15th in the table. Meanwhile, Wolverhampton Wanderers are sitting second from bottom with 14 points from 18 matches.
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There are set to be quite a few players who will miss this match for both sides, with majority of absentees are going to be from the home side. Nottingham Forest will be without Cheikhou Kouyate, Omar Richards, Jesse Lingard, Moussa Niakhate and Giulian Biancone. It will also be interesting to see if Taiwo Awoniyi and Neco Williams will be fit enough for the match. On the other hand, Wolves will be without Chiquinho, Sasa Kalajdzic, Pedro Neto and Boubacar Traore. They will also be sweating over the fitness situations of Rayan Ait-Nouri and Daniel Podence.
Nottingham Forest possible line-up: Henderson, Aurier, Worrall, Boly, Lodi; Yates, Freuler, Mangala, Gibbs-White, Johnson, Awoniyi
Wolverhampton Wanderers possible line-up: Sa, Semedo, Collins, Kilman, Castro, Neves, Moutinho, Nunes, Traore, Cunha, Guedes
Nottingham Forest
Opponents | Score |
Blackpool | 4-1 (L) |
Southampton | 0-1 (W) |
Chelsea | 1-1 |
Manchester United | 3-0 (L) |
Blackburn | 1-4 (W) |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Opponents | Score |
Liverpool | 2-2 |
Aston Villa | 1-1 |
Manchester United | 0-1 (L) |
Everton | 1-2 (W) |
Gillingham | 2-0 (W) |
Last 5 matches (all competitions) | Results |
Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Nottingham Forest | 1-0 |
Nottingham Forest lose to Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-4 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers lose to Nottingham Forest | 0-4 |
Nottingham Forest lose to Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-2 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Nottingham Forest | 1-0 |
The EFL Cup match between Nottingham Forest and Wolverhampton Wanderers will take place at City Ground on Thursday at 1:15 am IST.
The live telecast of the EFL Cup match between Nottingham Forest and Wolverhampton Wanderers can be seen on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, Talksport 2 Radio UK in the United Kingdom.