Pundits Mark Lawrenson, Paul Merson and Chris Sutton all agree on what Nottingham Forest's fate will be against Aston Villa on Monday evening.
Forest are looking for just their second win of the season and want to bounce back following a 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Leicester City at the start of this week. The players will be buoyed by the news that head coach Steve Cooper has signed a new three-year contract with the club.
Lawrenson has backed Villa to beat Forest 1-0, while both Sutton and Merson think Monday's visitors to the City Ground will come away as 2-1 victors. “I think Steve Cooper’s had a vote of confidence which is the last thing he needs,” Lawrenson said. "Villa, you could argue, were slightly the better team against Leeds but that isn’t really saying a lot. I think Villa will just have enough."
