Nottingham Forest vs Bristol City Prediction 08.02.2024

• Competition: FA Cup - Replay
• Date: Wednesday, 7th, February 2024
• Kickoff: 19:45 UK / 20:45 CET
• Venue: City Ground (Nottingham)

Craving the chance to earn a face-off with Premier League heavyweights Manchester United in the fifth round, the second-tier side Bristol City will pay a visit to City Ground for a showdown against Nottingham Forest in a FA Cup fourth-round replay on Wednesday.

Nottingham Forest vs Bristol City Betting Tips: Forest to Win

After orchestrating exceptional takedowns of Newcastle and Manchester United to brilliantly cap off 2023 and give City Ground supporters optimism for better days, there is a sense that it was a deceptive image of an upswing in form under Nuno Espirito Santo, whose side appears disjointed since stepping into the new calendar year.

Truly, ever since eliminating the Ligue 1 outfit Blackpool during the FA Cup third-round replay in extra time with a total score of 5-4, Nottingham has encountered an unpleasant run of four matches without a win, but on the weekend, they succeeded in shrugging off back-to-back top-flight close defeats against Brentford and Arsenal with a well-deserved point in a 1-1 draw at Bournemouth.

Inability to capitalize on the numerical advantage on the field during Sunday's outing to Dean Court has left them sitting just above the drop zone and, while their primary focus remains on safeguarding Premier League status, the Tricky Trees will strive to outsmart Championship opponents midweek to gain much-needed confidence.

However, it appears that Nuno Santo's chosen ones will have to break a sweat to set up the clash with Manchester United in the fifth round, as they face an opposing side that has already caused an upset once in this year's FA Cup edition by sending Forest's EPL counterpart West Ham packing with a quiet 1-0 victory in the replay.

Unfortunately, the sensational hammering of the reigning UEFA third-tier club competition winners marked the Robins' solitary piece of joy in their previous nine competitive outings, while they subsequently claimed three straight stalemates before slumping to a slender 0-1 loss against the promotion-seeking Leeds United.

Making matters more problematic for the Wednesday visitors, Bristol City has faltered on their travels lately, discovering the path to success just once in their last 11 away fixtures. Furthermore, the Championship outfit doesn't harbor fond memories of FA Cup clashes with Forest, succumbing in all three instances at that level, including a humbling 4-1 defeat in their last fifth-round duel during the 1991-92 campaign, so victory-hungry Nottingham should aim to prove their worth at the City Ground.