Nottingham Forest face Manchester United in the FA Cup tonight, and we’ve taken a look at a possible starting eleven for Nuno Espirito Santo.
The Reds have defeated Blackpool and Bristol City to go this far, and a win today will advance Forest to the quarterfinals.
So, how will Espirito Santo’s Forest team line up tonight at City Ground? Let’s look more closely.
Predicted Nottingham Forest eleven to face Manchester United.
Well, it will be interesting to see how Forest lines up tonight, as the eleven chosen is likely to be very strong.
Espirito Santo takes the FA Cup very seriously, and he will be hoping Forest can recover from Saturday’s setback to Aston Villa.
The Forest rearguard
There are certainly questions here after Forest shipped four on Saturday at Villa Park.
In goal, we fully expect Matz Sels to continue, with Matt Turner remaining on the bench.
At the back, we expect some changes, with Moussa Niakhate returning to central defence to partner Murillo.
We believe Gonzalo Montiel and Harry Toffolo will both have opportunities at fullback.
Forest’s engine room, featuring Danilo and Nicolas Dominguez, struggled against Aston Villa on Saturday.
However, the week before, it did beautifully in the game against West Ham.
With Forest at home tonight, we believe Espirito Santo will continue with this dynamic.
Leading the Forest Line.
It would be easy for the Forest manager to give Giovanni Reyna and Rodrigo Ribeiro a chance tonight, but we don’t believe he will.
We predict that one alteration will come in the starting lineup, with Divock Origi replacing Taiwo Awoniyi, who Forest may choose to rest.
Behind him, anticipate more of the same, with Anthony Elanga, Morgan Gibbs-White, and Callum Hudson-Odoi expected to start.
