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Ange Postecoglou is looking for his first win as Nottingham Forest boss as the Tricky Trees entertain Sunderland this evening.

Kick-off at the City Ground is at 5.30pm BST.

TEAM NEWS

Postecoglou makes five changes from Wednesday’s 2-2 draw with Real Betis.

The headline news is that Chris Wood starts, with Igor Jesus having to settle for a place on the bench despite his two-goal heroics in midweek.

Also among the substitutes is Morgan Gibbs-White as James McAtee makes his first league start for Forest.

Nicolás Domínguez, back from a long, long lay-off, also starts, with Dilane Bakwa and Dan Ndoye recalled out wide.

Douglas Luiz misses out with an injury, while Ibrahima Sangare and Callum Hudson-Odoi are demoted to substitute duty.

There’s no Murillo once again as his recovery from a knock to the thigh drags on.

But Nikola Milenkovic is fine after hobbling off with a spot of cramp in Spain.

There’s just one change for Sunderland, and it’s an enforced one as Reinildo is suspended.

Rather than bring Dan Ballard in and rejig the backline, Regis Le Bris has simply gone like-for-like and hands Arthur Masuaku his first Premier League start since his summer move.

LINE-UPS

Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Williams, Milenkovic, Morato, Zinchenko, Domínguez, Anderson, McAtee, Bakwa, Ndoye, Wood.

Subs: John, Sangare, Hudson-Odoi, Gibbs-White, Kalimuendo, I. Jesus, Hutchinson, Yates, Jair Cunha.

Sunderland XI: Roefs, Hume, Mukiele, Alderete, Masuaku, Xhaka, Sadiki, Rigg, Le Fée, Adingra, Isidor

Subs: Patterson, Neil, Ballard, Geertruida, Brobbey, Mayenda, O’Nien, Adingra, Traoré.

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  1. F4L
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 2 hours ago

    as it stands
    palace 2nd
    sunderland 3rd
    bourenmouth 4th

    you love to see it

    1. Glasner Ball
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 2 hours ago

      Yep, we do 🙂

    2. jacob1989
      • 3 Years
      3 months, 2 hours ago

      Cl race heating up!

    3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 2 hours ago

      Wonderful

    4. MyPrettyPony
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 2 hours ago

      I really wish Forest had refused the Europa promotion just to see your lot realise that meant no European football at all for Palace. Thick as arseholes.

      Not all of them. The two Palace fans I know personally are just as despairing about the rank stupidity on show from their fellow fans.

      1. NoOneCares
          3 months, 2 hours ago

          Ooooo, you are tough.

        • F4L
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 2 hours ago

          ok but im no palace fan, just happy too see non top 6 teams doing so well

    5. Glasner Ball
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 2 hours ago

      Great result Sunderland, great to see it going wrong for Forest. Really need to get rid of Sels now.

    6. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 2 hours ago

      Yass Alderete haul

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 2 hours ago

        3rd on bench, but love having him in my squad. God tier player.

    7. Zalk
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 2 hours ago

      Referee won that game single-handedly

    8. _Greg
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 2 hours ago

      101 points, unless Mukiele gets a late Defcon added :mrgreen:

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 2 hours ago

        Nuce

      2. wiseguy
        • 4 Years
        3 months, 2 hours ago

        YUGE

    9. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 2 hours ago

      Sunderland title challengers

      1. Seahawk
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 2 hours ago

        Weren't you the guy saying Sunderland wouldn't even beat Derby's points at the end of the season total a few weeks ago?

    10. Tomerick
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 2 hours ago

      Nuno > Ange is being added to the dictionary under the phrase “self sabotage”.

      1. Glasner Ball
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 2 hours ago

        Yep, its great to see

    11. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 2 hours ago

      1,9m to 300k rank without TC

      Many games to go though

    12. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 2 hours ago

      Same again next GW Alderete but this time on my BB7, thanks

    13. gooberman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 2 hours ago

      Alderate 17 pointer on my bench! Urrgg

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 2 hours ago

        But what a sexy beast

    14. Tomerick
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 2 hours ago

      Alderete Triple Captain was the obvious play in hindsight.

    15. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 2 hours ago

      Alderete have my babies!!!

      1. NoOneCares
          3 months, 2 hours ago

          Kane lying about owning players as per usual.

      2. PScholes18
        • 5 Years
        3 months, 2 hours ago

        Should I WC this team or just take a hit or two and fix the most obvious?

        Sels - Dubravka
        Porro - Cucu - Senesi - Gudmund - Diouf
        Semenyo - Reijnders - Gakpo - Johnson - Rutter
        Haaland - Richarlison - Wood

        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 2 hours ago

          WC

          1. PScholes18
            • 5 Years
            3 months, 2 hours ago

            Thanks guys. Current draft is:

            Raya - Dubravka
            Senesi - VdV - Tarkowski - Gudmundsson - max 4.9
            Semenyo - Reijnders - Kudus - Saka - Enzo
            Haaland - Richarlison - Gyokeres

            Saka mainly to secure funds for a premium midfielder. Need to spend some time on it I guess...

            1. Sandy Ravage
              • 9 Years
              3 months, 2 hours ago

              like it

        2. Sandy Ravage
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 2 hours ago

          too many fires, i'd wc

        3. jacob1989
          • 3 Years
          3 months, 2 hours ago

          Would kick everyone out except Haaland and semenyo and senesi. Maybe Richy keep if he scores today. Rest rubbish

          1. No Kane No Gain
            • 7 Years
            3 months, 2 hours ago

            Reijnders could possibly stay as well

      3. Philosopher's Stones
        • 5 Years
        3 months, 2 hours ago

        Sunderland may not be the green fixture the ticker makes us believe.

        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 2 hours ago

          Shouldn't trust the ticker. It's easy to get fooled by the green or red colour, but it can't be trusted

      4. Make FPL Casual Again
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 2 hours ago

        A nice brace by Mins Risk Richie would give me a very nice gw, for a change....

      5. ididnt
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 2 hours ago

        Alderete was a great pick on my wildcard. Shame he’s second on my bench.

        1. EDEN THE MAN
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 2 hours ago

          Same

      6. Assisting the assister
        • 10 Years
        3 months, 2 hours ago

        Sels Dubravka
        Cucu Dorgu Neco VDV Gud
        Salah Sem Anderson Ndiaye Reindeer
        Haaland JP Kroupi

        Would you WC this to get some Arsenal assets 1FT 1.4 ITB - cheers!

        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 2 hours ago

          WC

      7. martynteresa
          3 months, 2 hours ago

          Porro was subbed late in last weeks game. Did he take a knock last week cos he is benched today.

          Hope he doesnt get on the field. He probably will even if only for the last 10 minutes cos I got Guehi on my bench who has already got 7pts.

          Please Tommy boy dont bring him on in the dying minutes

        • gooberman
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 2 hours ago

          Only Man Utd can turn a quality player like Cunha into an absolute dud. No idea why him and Mbuemo went there.

          1. Nightcrawler
            • 6 Years
            3 months, 2 hours ago

            No idea really? They're making way more now than before and utd were offering the most

        • aleksios
          • 10 Years
          3 months, 2 hours ago

          Palmer and Ndoye to who?
          19m itb.

          Others are Semenyo--King--Reijnders.

          Thanks.

          1. Sandy Ravage
            • 9 Years
            3 months, 2 hours ago

            Doku & Saka

        • gooberman
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 59 mins ago

          Spurs carry very little attacking threat.

          1. have you seen cyan
            • 6 Years
            3 months, 57 mins ago

            They are fourth for xg after tonight

        • have you seen cyan
          • 6 Years
          3 months, 56 mins ago

          FFS, Doctor Tottenham is true.

        • gooberman
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 56 mins ago

          FFS what a s**t goal to wipe a clean sheet!

        • gooberman
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          2 months, 29 days ago

          Rodon defcon pts removed. C##ts!