Paul Merson is backing Nottingham Forest to stay in the Premier League at the end of the season, despite predicting them to fall to defeat against Chelsea this weekend.
Forest go into the game at Stamford Bridge three points clear of Leicester City in 18th place in the table following Monday night’s rollercoaster 4-3 win over Southampton at the City Ground. Any points against Chelsea would mean that Steve Cooper ’s side will end the weekend outside of the bottom three.
Chelsea ended a six game losing run last weekend by coming out as 3-1 winners over Bournemouth. The Blues currently sit in 11th place in the table and under the guidance of interim coach Frank Lampard following the sacking of Graham Potter at the start of last month.
