Blackburn take on the visitors Nottingham in the 1/8-finals of EFL Cup. The match will be played on Wednesday, December 21st at Ewood Park (Blackburn).
Blackburn clearly intend to return to the Premier League as soon as possible. The Tramps are a unique football project. First, with a young Shearer, they managed to become one of the first champions of the newly created Premier League in the 90s. Secondly, because after that they flew right up to the level of League One. Having risen from the 3rd division, the Rovers gradually gained a foothold in the Championship - they completed the previous season in 8th position. But it is obvious that they wanted more, and for this they called Jon-Dal Tomasson. With the Dane, it turned out to add, but there are also misfires. Preston recently lost 1-4 at home. Is it worth it, maybe, to “merge” the League Cup and focus on the main task?
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Nottingham Forest finally back in the Premier League. The Forest are no less unique than their cup rival. What are 2 victories in the European Cup! But that was under the legendary Clough, and in recent history, the team seemed hopelessly stuck in the Championship. Last season turned out to be a breakthrough when, led by Steve Cooper, the team won the playoffs and finally went to the Premier League. To celebrate, the owner signed more than 2 dozen newcomers, throwing one and a half hundred million on them. At the same time, this motley gang plays poorly, having collected only 3 wins and 4 draws after 15 rounds of the Premier League - it is not surprising that they are in the relegation zone. But, perhaps, a pause of 5 weeks helped to improve? However, the management was true to themselves, signing also Scarpa from Palmeiras. On the other hand, in the League Cup, it turned out to knock out not only the modest Grimsby, but also, sensationally, Tottenham.
Nottingham Forest have won 4 of their last 6 head-to-head matches. The only defeat, however, occurred last season in the Championship - then the clubs turned out to be stronger away from home. Both Blackburn and Nottingham Forest are more focused on fighting in their respective divisions. So we don’t expect extreme motivation here and we bet on “less than 2.5 goals scored”.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 scored goals.
