Nottingham Forest vs Burnley Preview
Nottingham Forest look solid under Vitor Pereira and have pulled clear of the Premier League relegation zone. Burnley’s goals have dried up in a long winless run and Forest can take advantage with a home win to nil.
Consecutive Burnley Defeats
- Nottingham Forest have won to nil in 2 of their last 4 games.
- Burnley have lost their last 2 away matches.
- Burnley have failed to score in 3 of their last 4 games.
| 2025/26 Premier League | Nottingham Forest | Burnley |
|---|---|---|
| Current Position | 16th | 19th |
| Wins | 8 | 4 |
| Draws | 9 | 8 |
| Losses | 15 | 20 |
| Goals Scored (pg) | 32 (1.00 pg) | 33 (1.03 pg) |
| Goals Conceded (pg) | 44 (1.38 pg) | 63 (1.97 pg) |
H2H
Burnley have a 43-38 advantage against Nottingham Forest, alongside 30 draws.
Nottingham Forest Easing Relegation Fears
Nottingham Forest have clicked under Vitor Pereira recently and are unbeaten in six matches, winning three. The Midlands outfit have conceded just three goals during this run.
Forest have moved three points clear of the Premier League’s bottom three after a three-match unbeaten run. The Tricky Trees drew 2-2 at Man City, beat Tottenham 3-0 away, and held Aston Villa 1-1 at home.
Pereira’s side continued their impressive recent form by defeating Porto 1-0 at home in the Europa League on Thursday. Forest dominated with 2.17 XG, 20 shots and Morgan Gibbs-White scored after 12 minutes.
Burnley Struggling to Keep Pace in the EPL
Scott Parker’s Burnley are 19th in the Premier League and 12 points from safety. The Clarets’ survival hopes have declined after a six-match winless streak, including four defeats.
Burnley lost 4-3 at home to Brentford and 2-0 at Everton before a 0-0 draw with Bournemouth. They followed that stalemate with a 3-1 loss at Fulham, facing 22 shots and allowing 3.15 XG.
The Lancashire side lost again on Saturday and fell to a 2-0 home defeat against Brighton. Burnley had just 0.87 XG and conceded once in each half.
Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1): Matz Sels; Ola Aina, Nikola Milenkovic, Morato, Neco Williams; Ibrahim Sangare, Nicolas Dominguez; Omari Hutchinson, Morgan Gibbs-White, Dan Ndoye; Igor Jesus
Midfielder Elliot Anderson could miss the Burnley match due to a personal issue.
Attacker Callum Hudson-Odoi has a muscular injury and goalkeeper John Victor is out with a knee issue. Defensive pair Nicolo Savona and Wily Boly are also injured.
Striker Chris Wood and defender Murillo could be in contention to feature against Burnley. Vitor Pereira was positive about the duo’s recent recovery and said, “I am not a doctor, but [I think] it will be nothing special.
“My belief, I believe, that Murillo and Chris will be ready for Burnley.”
Burnley (4-2-3-1): Martin Dubravka; Kyle Walker, Bashir Humphreys, Maxime Esteve, Quilindschy Hartman; James Ward-Prowse, Florentino; Marcus Edwards, Lesley Ugochukwu, Jaidon Anthony; Zian Flemming
Defenders Jordan Beyer and Connor Roberts and attacker Zeki Amdouni are injured.
Midfielders Josh Cullen and Hannibal Mejbri are also ruled out here through injury.