Sheff Utd v Nottingham Forest

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Sheffield United were dealt another heavy defeat in the Premier League last weekend when they were soundly beaten 5-1 away from home at Newcastle United which means The Magpies recorded ‘the double' over the poor Blades with an aggregate scoreline of 13 goals to 1 and Sheffield United must now be hoping for this disastrous top flight campaign to end as soon as possible.

However, although Sheffield United have already been relegated from the English top flight after their latest winless run of 11 games without success which also included being dealt eight defeats within this miserable period of results, the Yorkshire club can still have a say on who joins them through the trap-door down to the Championship and Nottingham Forest will be hoping it's not them.

As one can imagine, league wins have been hard to come by for Sheffield United as the hosts have managed to capture just three wins throughout the whole of this season's campaign, two of which were registered on home soil at Bramall Lane with wins against Wolves and Brentford but Chris Wilder's side have also been handed 11 defeats within their 17 home games so far this term.

The Blades head into this encounter on the back of eight home games without a win.

Nottingham Forest know that this is a massive game for the east midlands club as they sit just one league position and just a single point above third from bottom Luton Town ahead of this weekend's Premier League action.

Nottingham Forest also tasted defeat in the English top flight last weekend when they suffered a 2-0 defeat at home to title-chasing Manchester City at the City Ground which also became the Tricky Trees' third loss in four games having slipped up against Tottenham and most damaging of all, a 2-0 defeat away from home at fellow strugglers Everton.

However, although Nuno Espirito Santo's side have managed to register just four wins out of their last 17 matches overall in the Premier League, this winning ratio is still better than that of their hosts, Sheffield United, and the visitors will therefore fancy their chances of taking what could be a huge step towards top flight safety with a win here this Saturday.

Goals could be in short supply though at Bramall Lane for this upcoming encounter as six of Nottingham Forest's last 10 games overall have resulted in Under 2.5 goals being scored and Sheffield United haven't exactly been prolific in the goalscoring department this season.

Sheffield United v Nottingham Forest Verdict

Sheffield United have conceded in each of their last 19 games and Forest look the more likely to capitalise on this with a win on Saturday afternoon.

Therefore, our main bet will be Nottingham Forest win @ 1.65

Other side bets worth considering:

Nottm Forest win & Under 2.5 goals @ 5.00

Correct Score: Nottingham Forest 1-0 @ 11.00