Nottingham take on the visitors Manchester United in the round 1/8-finals of English FA Cup. The match will be played on Wednesday, February 28th at City Ground (Nottingham).
Nottingham Forest can certainly be considered a true legend – winning twice in a row in the European Cup format was achieved by a handful of giants. But that is a glorious story from Clough's times, while the reality of the current century was that the team was stuck in the Championship for decades. Everything changed under Steve Cooper. The relatively unknown Welshman managed to unexpectedly finish in the top six first, and then – win the playoffs. Even more unexpectedly, the coach coped with a flurry of feverishly signed newcomers and collected enough points in 2022/2023 to retain their status. But as soon as the team's statistics declined over a prolonged period, they parted ways with the manager without remorse. His replacement, Espirito Santo, quickly secured several important victories. And in 2024, points were added, albeit mixed with defeats, allowing them to stay above the dangerous zone. However, they just lost some points to Everton, and the team, without any real chances, lost to Aston Villa – the situation is getting complicated.
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Manchester United are trying to show that there's no need to rush to write them off. After an undoubtedly successful previous season, the first for ten Hag in the British Isles (League Cup and 3rd place in the Premier League), they sharply declined in the second half of 2023. There were cup defeats like the 0-3 loss to Newcastle at home, and a dismal return to the Champions League, where they lagged behind not only Bayern but also Galatasaray and Copenhagen. And in the Premier League, the Red Devils lost almost as many times as they won, essentially getting stuck in the middle of the table. But in the second half of winter, they managed to improve, and in February, MU had a winning streak. This allowed them to quickly reduce the gap from the top four. In the last round, on Saturday, the grand hosted Fulham at home on Old Trafford. And they received a sobering blow from them, losing 1-2.
Manchester United had an 11-game winning streak in head-to-head matches since 1996. But when Nuno Espirito Santo took over as manager of The Tricky Trees, in one of his first matches, he secured a 2-1 victory against the Manchester giants in the Premier League. The Red Devils will undoubtedly be favorites, but another slip-up won't be a sensation for them. So let's go for the proposal of total over 2.5 goals.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 scored goals.
