Nottingham Forest return to Premier League action on Saturday when they take on managerless Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux.
Wolves have lost their past three Premier League matches without scoring a goal and are inside the relegation zone. Forest are one place and one point behind them.
Wolves will be managed by interim boss Steve Davis after the club parted company with Bruno Lage. Forest counterpart Steve Cooper, meanwhile, recent ended speculation over his future by signing a new contract.
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While Wanderers lost 3-0 at Chelsea last time out, Forest ended a run of five straight defeats by drawing 1-1 with Aston Villa at the City Ground on Monday night. However, pundits Chris Sutton and Paul Merson are both predicting a Wolves win this weekend. Merson is tipping Wolves to triumph 3-1, while Nottingham-born Sutton has gone for 2-0.
Sutton told BBC Sport: “Wolves are still managerless but they have got some good players, who have not been playing anywhere near to the levels we know they can. They are in the bottom three but I look at them as a team who are not fulfilling their potential.
“That's not really the case with Nottingham Forest, who I thought were fortunate to get something out of their game with Aston Villa on Monday. Forest's new signings haven't clicked and they are a team who are probably starting to doubt themselves a little bit.”
Merson told Sportskeeda: “I was at Stamford Bridge to watch Wolves play against Chelsea in the Premier League the other day, and I'm a bit worried about what I saw. Wolves played a lot of good football, but they didn't go anywhere with it. Every time Chelsea had a go, Wolves were so open.
“When Diego Costa does get match-fit, I think Wolves will do well. I don't think they'll go down this season, but they'll need to sort a few things out. They're decent going forward, but they're poor at the back.
“Nottingham Forest are starting to show a little bit of what they're capable of. I still think they're going to get it right with Steve Cooper - the new contract nips speculation in the bud. Wolves have been a better team going forward, however, and should be able to win this game.”
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