Nottingham Forest vs Leicester City Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups and Team News | Premier League

Nottingham Forest vs Leicester City Preview

• Tournament: Premier League
• Venue: City Ground
• Date: 11th May

• Kick-off Time: 01:15 PM GMT

  Nottingham Forest vs Leicester City is set to take place at the City Ground on 11th May in a Premier League fixture. Nottingham Forest are doing incredible compared to their poor performance last season. They finished in 17th place barely avoiding relegation with 32 points winning nine games, drawing nine and losing a staggering 20. As of now they are in 6th place with 61 points in 35 games winning 18 games, drawing seven and losing ten. Nottingham Forest were doing well in the start of 2025 holding a spot in the top four however they have stumbled a bit recently losing a few matches. Their form in the last five games has been poor losing three games, drawing one and winning one.

  Leicester City are set to go back to the Championship after getting promoted this season. There were a lot of expectations regarding the Foxes to atleast finish in the top half of the table despite them being past their prime. However, Leicester City are confirmed to be relegated after a poor performance throughout the season. They are currently in 19th place with 21 points in 35 games winning five games, drawing six and losing 24. Their form in the last five games has been poor losing three matches, drawing one and winning one.

Nottingham Forest vs Leicester City Team News

Nottingham Forest Team News

The hosts have a few injuries namely centre-back Murillo who has a hamstring injury and can potentially return for the match but is not likely to start. The confirmed absentees for this fixture are Callum Hudson-Odoi and Eric Da Silva Moreira.

Leicester City Team News

The Foxes have a lot of injured players making their final few matches in the Premier League even more difficult. Facundo Buonanotte is recovering from a head injury and can possibly return for the match against Nottingham Forest. The confirmed absentees for this fixture are Ricardo Pereira, Harry Souttar (achilles tendon rupture), Mavdidi, Hermansen, Fatawu and Bobby De Cordova Reid.

Nottingham Forest vs Leicester City Predicted Lineups

Nottingham Forest Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: Sels

Defenders: Williams, Murillo, Milenkovic, Aina

Midfielders: Anderson, Sangare

Forwards: Elanga, Gibbs-White, Dominguez, Wood

Leicester City Predicted Lineup (4-3-3)

Goalkeeper: Stolarczyk

Defenders: Justin, Coady, Faes, Thomas

Midfielders: Ndidi, Skipp, Ayew

Forwards: Mcateer, El Khannouss, Vardy

Nottingham Forest vs Leicester City H2H Record

Nottingham Forest and Leicester City have faced each other 110 times in their history across all competitions with Nottingham Forest winning 42 times whereas Leicester City have won 41 times.

Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest)

Chris Wood is by far the best forward in Nottingham Forest and one of the best in the league. He has amassed 19 goals and four assists in 33 Premier League appearances. Chris Wood's current statistics have him placed in fourth place in the PL Golden Boot race and he can potentially even finish in third place or second as well which would be even more impressive.

Jamie Vardy (Leicester City)

Jamie Vardy is 38 years old and has just recently announced that he is set to leave Leicester City at the end of the season. However it is fair to say that the club still needs him because he is still a great forward. Jamie has scored eight goals and has four assists this season in 33 Premier League appearances.

Nottingham Forest vs Leicester City Prediction

The outcome of this match is quite predictable since the current run of form and consistency throughout the season all point heavily in favour of Nottingham Forest. Moreover Leicester City are not even at their full strength with quite a few injured players.

Predicted Score: Nottingham Forest 2-0 Leicester City

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