If Nottingham Forest can get back to winning ways on Monday night there could be “horrible scenes” at the King Power Stadium.
Pundit Gabby Agbonlahor has outlined just how much is riding on the Reds’ trip to face Leicester City - for both sides. But he has hinted Brendan Rodgers’ Foxes will be the ones under most pressure.
Forest have had a tough start to life back in the Premier League after a 23-year absence. Losing to fellow promoted side Fulham last time out made it four defeats in a row.
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Steve Cooper’s side are second-bottom in the table, with four points from their first seven games. Their next opponents are even worse off, however, propping up the division with just one point to their name.
Former Aston Villa striker Agbonlahor told talkSPORT: “They (Leicester) can’t lose that. It could be horrible scenes there if they lose that game. Local rivals. Not played them in the Premier League for 20 years or more. They can’t afford to lose that game.
“And Forest need a result as well. That’s why it’s such a big game. They (Forest) need a result.”
The Reds will be hoping for a repeat of their last meeting with Rodgers’ men. Back in February they cruised to a 4-1 thumping at the City Ground in the FA Cup.
Of course, much has changed for Forest since then. Promotion led to a summer overhaul of the dressing room, and it will be a very different line-up which takes to the pitch on Monday compared to the one which triumphed that day. While two of the goalscorers (Philip Zinckernagel and Djed Spence) are no longer at the club, Brennan Johnson and Joe Worrall, who also found the net, remain and could be in the starting XI again.
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