2024-25 English Premier League: Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth Prediction

START TIME: Saturday 17^th August, 2024 - Kenya – 5:00pm / UK – 3:00pm

NOTTINGHAM FOREST VS BOURNEMOUTH ON TV: Kenya – SuperSport / UK – N/A

NOTTINGHAM FOREST VS BOURNEMOUTH ONLINE: Kenya – SuperSport streaming platforms / UK – N/A

EXPECTED TEAMS

NOTTINGHAM FOREST

PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Sels; Williams, Milenkovic, Murillo, Aina; Yates, Danilo; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood

UNAVAILABLE:

QUESTIONABLE:

BOURNEMOUTH

PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Neto; Smith, Huijsen, Zabarnyi, Kerkez; Cook, Christie; Tavernier, Kluivert, Luis Sinisterra; Semenyo

UNAVAILABLE: Adams (Injured), Brooks (Injured), Unal (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Neto (Injured), Marcos Senesi (Injured)

PREDICTION

Nuno Espirito Santo had begun to implement an impressive counter-attacking style of football at the City Ground last season with Nottingham Forest boasting an array of attacking stars that appear perfectly suited to the style of football that Nuno implemented successfully at Wolverhampton Wanderers. They face an AFC Bournemouth side that are still reeling from the sale of Dominic Solanke to Tottenham Hotspur but the Cherries still have Andoni Iraola at the helm, who was nominated for the Manager of the Season award in the Premier League last year. This could well be a carefree opening day fixture between two likely-to-be mid-table sides in which both teams score seems a good bet.