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Match: Barnsley v Forest
Location: Oakwell
Kick-off: 3:00pm, Sunday
Weather forecast: A nice sunny day is forecast for tomorrow, which begs the question: Will it be too warm for a sunday roast? Or is SHE going to suggest some shite like salad nicoise?
Last League Meeting: Forest 1-0 Barnsley, 21st September 2019 - I remember Barnsley played well in this one and were certainly the better side, which is why I've been surprised with how much they've struggled. Goal machine Ben Watson came to the Reds' rescue with a fine finish in the 56th minute.
League Form (last 5 games):
Forest: W-D-L-D-D
Barnsley: W-L-D-D-L
Last Time Out:
Forest 2-2 Swansea
Leeds 1-0 Barnsley
Team News:
Forest: Matty Cash, Joe Lolley and Samba Sow are all slight doubts for this one, although Lamouchi did sound more upbeat about Cash's return.
Barnsley: Don't know.
Pre-Match Ramble:
The Reds could go into this game with their play-off status confirmed should both Millwall and Swansea fail to win today, although goal difference should be enough for us to forget about Swansea.
If Millwall win today then a win tomorrow would guarantee us a play-off spot, although again a draw should be enough with our better goal difference.
Our form and performances have dipped recently, and we now find ourselves without a win in four. Thankfully, we have only lost one and have been doing just enough to pick up draws which should see us through to the play-offs.
It would be nice to go into the game with our top 6 spot in the bag so we can all relax a bit, and Sabri can use the opportunity to rotate his squad and give some plays a much-needed rest.
Barnsley are bottom of the league but it will by no means be an easy game tomorrow as they should be fighting for their Championship lives. A defeat would confirm their return to League One after one season, and a draw would not be enough due to goal difference. They're a young squad, so will they fearlessly rise to the occasion or will the pressure provide to be too much?
Away from tomorrow's game, it seems like Barnsley's Chairman is gearing up to take legal action against the EFL if they fail to properly punish Wigan, Sheff Weds and Derby.
Predicted Starting XI:
I think Sabri will have two teams in mind depending on whether or not we need a result.
If we need a result: Samba; Cash, Worrall, Figuerido, Ribeiro; Watson, Silva, Yates; Da Costa, Ameobi; Grabban.
If top 6 is confirmed: Samba; Jenkinson, Worrall, Dawson, Bong (is he still alive?); Bostock, Semedo, Johnson; Diakhaby, Mighten; Walker
Prediction:
Tough one to predict as it all depends what team we put out. If it's our strongest team then I'll go for 1-1, if it's a much-changed team then 2-1 to Barnsley.
Sponsor:
The Match Fred is brought to you by Forest's new no.1 fan, a certain Mr. J. Epstein who was spotted in the crowd at our last game against Swansea. Brilliant to see some of the biggest names in the celebrity world backing our promotion push.
(https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-53428586)