Nottingham Forest vs Leicester City Betting Tip – 06/02/2022 (4:00pm)

The FA Cup is notorious for producing magical results each year. In the last round, we saw Nottingham Forest beat Arsenal, and now they’re back against another Premier League opponent.  This betting tip is focusing on Nottingham Forest against Leicester City at the City Ground. 

Nottingham Forest have turned their season around under Steve Cooper. The former Swansea boss has taken Forest from relegation candidates to playoff contenders since his arrival. They partnered their impressive league form with a victory over Arsenal in the last round - 1-0 at the City Ground.

Regarding squad news, Forest are missing some key players ahead of Sunday’s clash. Joe Lolley is out until late February, Alex Mighten has suffered a similar fate, and Joe Worrall is recovering from fractured ribs. However, top scorer Lewis Grabban (13) is nearly back to full health after an ankle injury.

Leicester are not enjoying their greatest season in 2021. The Foxes have had to juggle COVID struggles and a plethora of injuries to endure a difficult campaign. But they are the reigning FA Cup champions, and they could go close to retaining their trophy with a win over Nottingham Forest.

Brendan Rodgers’ side didn’t acquire any new faces in January, so he has the same squad to choose from for Sunday’s encounter. Both Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho remain at the AFCON, and it is unlikely that either Jonny Evans or Ricardo Pereira will play for Rodgers either due to injury

In recent years, both Leicester and Nottingham Forest haven’t crossed paths. Leicester City were promoted to the Premier League and even won the Premier League title, whilst Nottingham Forest has spent the last few seasons around midtable in the EFL Championship.

However, when they have met, they have brought goals with them. They have combined for 15 goals in the last four matches between the two, and they matched up evenly during their Championship years.

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The FA Cup is known for its magic. The underdog Championship side pulling off the upset victory over the Premier League side. Therefore, we are predicting that Steve Cooper continues his good run as Forest coach and picks up the win. A Forest victory with Ladbrokes is 5/2.