Nottingham Forest teams and Formations

10 Jan 2026 22:00:37
Sangare back tomorrow available against Arsenal we have missed him

Sels

Aina
Milenkovic
Murrilo
Williams

Dominguez
Sangare
Anderson

MGW

Hudson Odoi
Jesus.

10 Jan 2026 09:50:34
Ok. Now I’ve got more of a calm head, let’s analyse the game.
Some blatantly obvious things stood out a mile last night:

Zinchenko is nowhere near premier league quality. What we were talked into taking him on loan for is beyond me. There’s a reason he was not getting game time at Arsenal: he’s awful.

McAtee is perhaps one of the worst signings for the money we’ve ever made. Plays like he’s new to the game, and with two left feet. Again, there’s a reason he was not in Man City’s plans: they had our pants down with selling him to us.

Morato. Ah, Morato. Good old Morato. Quite possibly our worst defender. No positional awareness. No footballing brain. Too slow. Too much of a liability. Two goals were more or less his responsibility, and he still did his best to gift them another. Shouldn’t be near this squad.

Bakwa. I’m still convinced there is a player in ther somewhere…but…his positional awareness is woeful. He was all over the pitch last night and didn’t seem to know where his best spot was. Too sloppy. Too slow to understand what was happening or read the game. Unless things really improve, he’s not for us.

Ndoye. I cannot understand this one as he ‘seemed’ ok when he first came to us and had a good reputation. However, on recent showings, he’s not good enough.

Savona is another who’s positional awareness is off. Leaves massive holes on the pitch and gets dragged out of his zone endless times. Too clumsy too. When he’s on it he seems OK, but his other attributes let him down.

All of the above can be let go for all I care. Unfortunately, as they’ve not shown anything in the ‘shop window’, we won’t get anywhere near the amount for selling them that we paid. And that’s if any team would he interested in the first place, which I highly doubt.

I think Dyche was VERY naïve last night to start with the players he did. I said to a friend yesterday morning that Dyche had better not play a ‘B’ team and that he better have some of the senior players ready to haul ass, as Wrexham are nobody’s fool. When I saw the starting 11 I KNEW it was going to be problematic. Problematic, that’s a massive understatement having seen the game: it was a monumental stuff up. It was like Dyche and gang hadn’t even bothered to do any homework on how passionate and capable Wrexham were.

Sadly in the end, our poor start, our team selection, and poor players on the pitch, got us exactly what we deserved: dumped out the cup.

10 Jan 2026 09:10:24
Now that all the knee jerk hysteria has calmed down about sacking Dyche look at the facts

He knows that Premier League survival is the number one priority also he knows that after the Arsenal game we have 2 important Euro cup games to play. so he made 8 changes to the side after a battle against West Ham

Bakwa Savona Morato Ndoye and McAtee were 5 of these who cost 120m between them who are Edu players and simply aren’t good enough to wear the shirt!

Cunha and Hutchinson played well imo

Morato is a pub player and the other 4 are lightweights

Why blame Dyche for trying to give Anderson Murrilo Milenkovic Gibbs White Hudson Odoi
Williams etc a break as the team he picked against Wrexham should have been good enough to beat Wrexham

Hudson Odoi looked like a natural number 9 the way he took his goals

Onwards and upwards Arsenal next and I think if we play our strongest side we will get a point

My team to play Arsenal

Sels.

Aina
Milenkovic
Murrilo
Williams

Dominguez
Anderson
Luis

MGW

Hudson Odoi
Jesus

4-3-1-2.

08 Jan 2026 12:22:13
Team to play Wrexham on Friday

Sels

Savona
Jair
Morato
Zinchenko

Williams
Dominguez
Ndoye

Bakwa
Awoniyi
Hutchinson.

03 Jan 2026 16:53:08
My team to beat West Ham on Tuesday

Sels

Aina
Milenkovic
Murrilo
Williams

Hutchinson
Anderson
Luis
MGW
Hudson Odoi

Jesus.

29 Dec 2025 10:32:50
If PSR wasn’t a thing I’d be moving on the following as a minimum:
Zinchenko
Morato
Mcatee
Awoniyi
Bakwa/ Ndoye
Perhaps even Luiz (he’s a very good player but fitness and injuries are a big concern especially with a few unavailable at the moment)

I’d be moving for the following if the above were to happen as like for like replacements in a fashion:
Tsimikas (Liverpool/ roma)
Agbadou (wolves)
Gallagher (A. Madrid)
Bowen (West Ham)
Strand Larsen (Wolves, think he’d do well under dyche)

21 Dec 2025 21:29:47
Team to beat Fulham tomorrow night

Victor

Savona
Milenkovic
Murrilo
Williams

Luis
Anderson

Hutchinson
MGW
Hudson Odoi

Jesus

Subs Sels Kalimuendo Awoniyi Dominguez Zinchenko Abbott Jair Ndoye Bakwa.

14 Dec 2025 09:44:29
Ndoye needs some time on the bench surely can’t be in the starting 11 today

Sels

Savona
Milenkovic
Murrilo
Williams

Luis
Anderson

Hutchinson
Gibbs White
Hudson Odoi

Jesus.

12 Dec 2025 23:28:55
This is team I would play v Spurs

433. Frank won't expect that.


Sels

Savona Mikenkovic Murrilo Williams

Anderson Luiz Domingues

Hutchinson Jesus CHO


A lot of energy in that team and form. Plus its something different.

Obviously I think he will go with MGW and probably Sangare as it is his last game before AFCON.

A lot of tslk about us lacking in the middle with Yates out and Sangare off. However with Luiz coming back and Domingues in it may work out well.
Plus Zinchenko captains his national team from midfield. Which is probably his proper position.

We have a big few weeks coming up. let's get off to a flyer on Sunday.

12 Dec 2025 10:56:06
Please Sean no Ndoye and Zinchenko in the side against Spurs

Sels

Savona
Milenkovic
Murrilo
Williams

Luis
Anderson

Hudson Odoi
Gibbs White
Hutchinson

Jesus

Subs Victor Dominguez Kalimuendo Bakwa Ndoye Zinchenko Abbott Morato Sangare.

11 Dec 2025 16:50:34
9 changes from Saturday.

Good to see Murrilo and Luiz back. let's hope they get through unscathed. Will need them over busy xmas spell. Plus Zinchenco.

06 Dec 2025 11:16:15
Team to play Everton

Sels

Savona
Milenkovic
Murillo/ Morato
Williams

Yates
Anderson

Hutchinson
Gibbs White
Hudson Odoi

Jesus.

04 Dec 2025 15:55:26
Our strongest team and bench when everyone fit again

Sels

Aina
Milenkovic
Murrilo
Williams

Luis
Anderson

Hutchinson
Gibbs White
Hudson Odoi

Jesus

Subs Victor Wood Sangare Yates Savona Awoniyi Jair Abbott Kalimuendo.