Alan Nixon predicts ‘dangerous’ West Brom to trouble Nottingham Forest
After their late, late show against Blackpool on Good Friday, West Brom will head to the other side of the Midlands to take on Nottingham Forest tomorrow.
Karlan Grant was the Baggies’ hero at The Hawthorns as his 93rd-minute winner sank the Seasiders and he could be asked to do so again against the high-flying Reds.
Forest are in the playoff places right now but they have their sights set on even higher aspiration with automatic promotion to the Premier League still well within reach.
Alan Nixon, a journalist for the Sun, believes that Albion can be a danger to Steve Cooper’s Reds tomorrow evening having previously upset both Fulham and Bournemouth in recent weeks.
“West Brom could be dangerous in this,” Nixon tweeted via his personal Twitter account. “Nothing to lose. A bee with one final sting. Forest need to find their game. Last up on the day too … 2-1 but with a scare.”
Win or bust
For Bruce and his Baggies now, every game is a must-win if they want to keep their extremely faint top-six hopes alive themselves.
Even with a flawless end to the season, their fate is comfortably out of their own hands and they would have to rely on a number of teams collapsing if they are to squeak in.
So tomorrow’s clash at the City Ground is another game they absolutely must take all three points from but it will be a very tough assignment given the exceptional form of the Reds.
Forest did at least lose on Good Friday at the hands of Luton Town, who continue to mix it with the big boys unexpectedly, so they could be vulnerable after that.
More likely though there will be a big response from them and West Brom could be blown out of the water before they’ve had a chance to get their armbands blown up.
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