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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
    9 months, 24 days ago

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

    you love to see it

    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 14 Years
      9 months, 24 days ago

      Yep, we do 🙂

    2. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      9 months, 24 days ago

      Cl race heating up!

    3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      9 months, 24 days ago

      Wonderful

    4. MyPrettyPony
      • 9 Years
      9 months, 24 days 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
        9 months, 24 days ago

        Ooooo, you are tough.

      2. F4L
        • 11 Years
        9 months, 24 days ago

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

  2. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 14 Years
    9 months, 24 days ago

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

  3. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    9 months, 24 days ago

    Yass Alderete haul

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      9 months, 24 days ago

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

  4. Zalk
    • 14 Years
    9 months, 24 days ago

    Referee won that game single-handedly

  5. _Greg
    • 16 Years
    9 months, 24 days ago

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

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      9 months, 24 days ago

      Nuce

    2. wiseguy
      • 4 Years
      9 months, 24 days ago

      YUGE

  6. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    9 months, 24 days ago

    Sunderland title challengers

    1. Seahawk
      • 9 Years
      9 months, 24 days 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?

  7. Tomerick
    • 12 Years
    9 months, 24 days ago

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

    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 14 Years
      9 months, 24 days ago

      Yep, its great to see

  8. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 9 Years
    9 months, 24 days ago

    1,9m to 300k rank without TC

    Many games to go though

  9. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    9 months, 24 days ago

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

  10. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 months, 24 days ago

    Alderate 17 pointer on my bench! Urrgg

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      9 months, 24 days ago

      But what a sexy beast

  11. Tomerick
    • 12 Years
    9 months, 24 days ago

    Alderete Triple Captain was the obvious play in hindsight.

  12. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    9 months, 24 days ago

    Alderete have my babies!!!

    1. NoOneCares
      9 months, 24 days ago

      Kane lying about owning players as per usual.

  13. PScholes18
    • 5 Years
    9 months, 24 days 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
      9 months, 24 days ago

      WC

      1. PScholes18
        • 5 Years
        9 months, 24 days 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
          • 10 Years
          9 months, 24 days ago

          like it

    2. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      9 months, 24 days ago

      too many fires, i'd wc

    3. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      9 months, 24 days 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
        9 months, 24 days ago

        Reijnders could possibly stay as well

  14. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    9 months, 24 days ago

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

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      9 months, 24 days ago

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

  15. Make FPL Casual Again
    • 7 Years
    9 months, 24 days ago

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

  16. ididnt
    • 14 Years
    9 months, 24 days ago

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

    1. EDEN THE MAN
      • 9 Years
      9 months, 24 days ago

      Same

  17. Assisting the assister
    • 10 Years
    9 months, 24 days 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
      9 months, 24 days ago

      WC

  18. martynteresa
    9 months, 24 days 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

  19. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 months, 24 days 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
      • 7 Years
      9 months, 24 days ago

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

  20. aleksios
    • 10 Years
    9 months, 24 days ago

    Palmer and Ndoye to who?
    19m itb.

    Others are Semenyo--King--Reijnders.

    Thanks.

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      9 months, 24 days ago

      Doku & Saka

  21. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 months, 24 days ago

    Spurs carry very little attacking threat.

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      9 months, 24 days ago

      They are fourth for xg after tonight

  22. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    9 months, 24 days ago

    FFS, Doctor Tottenham is true.

  23. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 months, 24 days ago

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

  24. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 months, 24 days ago

    Rodon defcon pts removed. C##ts!