Forest v Watford match preview panel
Forest: Camp, Chambers, Wootton, Higginbotham, Elokobi, Gunter, Guedioura, Moussi, McCleary, Tudgay, Miller, Smith, Lynch, McGugan, Blackstock, Harewood, Reid, Majewski, Greening, Findley.
Team news: Forest could give debuts to three loan signings, in the form of Danny Higginbotham, Scott Wootton and George Elokobi, it what is likely to be a very different looking back four.
Manager Steve Cotterill may even consider playing Luke Chambers at right back and pushing Chris Gunter into the midfield role in which he flourished early on in the manager's tenure.
The Reds will be without Greg Cunningham, who continues to struggle with a hamstring problem and long-term knee injury victim Chris Cohen.
Brendan Moloney is also a doubt, with a thigh problem.
Watford: Loach, Doyley, Mariappa, Nosworthy, Hodson, Eustace, Kacaniklic, Buaben, Hogg, Murray, Garner, Deeney, Dickinson, Iwelumo, Bond, Yeates.
Team news: Watford are likely to name an unchanged side from the one that earned a vital 2-1 win over Barnsley last weekend.
The Hornets also defeated Millwall prior to that, to help edge their way clear of the bottom three.
Former Forest striker Joe Garner netted his first goal for Watford in the game at the New Den, and is likely to be involved in the starting line-up again tomorrow, after initially making a slow start to his career with Sean Dyche's side.
Key man: Scott Loach.
The Nottingham born keeper learnt his trade playing with Radcliffe Olympic, Spalding, Grantham and Boston Town – and was also rejected as a teenager by Forest.
He has since established himself as one of the brightest prospects outside of the Premier League.
Loach has conceded 40 goals this season, but has played a key role in their recent back-to-back wins.
7 Comments
by Andyc75
Saturday, February 11 2012, 7:21AM
“Hugger i can't see him playing that back 5 mate, if he plays that it'd mean big George getting up and down the flank to give us some width and i don't think that's gonna happen!
Higgy should definitely start, hopefully he can give them a rocket and organise them aswell.
My starting X1 would be: Camp,
Gunts, Higgy, Chambers, Big George
Mcleary, Moose, Guediara, Reid,
Miller, Dex.
Only problem again with that is the left flank, not exactly bursting with pace. Whatever SC goes with, it's a MUST win. U REDS.”
by hugger87
Saturday, February 11 2012, 12:36AM
“Cotts to boss if he wants a new back 4 can you blame him with the shambles we've had this season?? as for "another home defeat" pessimism leads to depression, good uck son.
What makes everyone think we are 442, he is well known for 532 or 541 so whats to say it wont be:
Camp
Gunter, Wooton, Chambers, Higginbottom, Elokobi
| Mcgugan, Moussi, McLeary |
v / Blackstock, Miller \ v
v v
could work i spose, what do I know hey, what ever he picks is his choice he's the boss and I know he knows a hell of alot more then I do, I just spend too much time on championship manager.....
Lets win for Nigel, the man who kept our club in existence”
by plectrum1
Friday, February 10 2012, 11:51PM
“ANOTHER HOME DEFEAT”
by drjkgjkdf
Friday, February 10 2012, 11:36PM
“looks good, plenty of running power, strength and work rate to give the flair players freedom to attack. moussi to sit, guedioura to get forward and gunts to get at his man along with mccleary who I am sure about and glad to see in the lineup.”
by patbrett
Friday, February 10 2012, 7:57PM
“Wow, if this article is right then we will have a completely new back 4 of chambers, wooton, higgi and big George. That will be an amazing gamble by SC, but at least nobody will be able to accuse him of not giving it a go. I like the idea of Gunts in front of the full back, not sure about Mcleary but lets give it a go.”
by JPSDERRY
Friday, February 10 2012, 6:59PM
“i would go with a back four of Gunter, higgi-botty, chambers , elikobi
midfield, reid gudiara (you know what I mean), mousi and mcgugan, two up top in Miller and Blackstock.
I think dexter is our best striker but plays at his best when he is someone to take the pressure off him.”
by tfaulkner
Friday, February 10 2012, 2:35PM
“I hope Cotterill doesnt tinker too much with the back four because with Chambers back it should be Gunter Chambers Lynch and Elokobi. One new boy is enough to be trying to bed in for a vital game after the lay-off.”