Bournemouth v Forest - Match Thread

Bournemouth (A)

A three point gap.

I must admit that this is all very unfamiliar territory.

Other than seeing most of the 2015-16 season live, it’s been audio / streams and now the Bein brigade since I left England in 2008. Including the FA Cup we’ve been on the TV 25 times this season. Getting used to watching us on the TV instead of my laptop / phone has been weird. Seeing us with a 2022 record of W17 D3 L3...incredible.

Swansea came to improve their goalkeepers passing and boy did we make them pay. They had their moments, but we could have had ten. Surridge could have had a hat trick before his 21 minute demolition. A trademark header, a beautiful second and a dominant third. The own goal and the Mighten finish demonstrating our hunger.

Mighten looks like he has hit the weights and the treadmill in equal measure. Laryea looked good again. Amazing the desire from players that have been waiting a long time to take their chance.

The commentators were in awe of our play. Let’s give them two more to salivate over.

League Form (last 10):

*Form Table: 1st v 4th
*GF 26 GA 4 v GF 17 GA 9
*2.7 PPG v 1.7 PPG

Over the last six:

*Bournemouth (H) : W2 D4 L0 - GF 8 GA 5
*Forest (A): W3 D2 L1 Home - GF 7 GA 3

Second v third then, an early play-off final. Whilst we did the double over Swansea, Bournemouth took care of business in Blackburn. A win at Bournemouth and it comes down to GD, a draw or loss at Bournemouth and we’re hoping Millwall keep their slim play-off hopes alive by winning at Bournemouth. Of course we all know this, spending hours staring at the results and table.

Beat Bournemouth and automatic is ours I feel. I just can’t see us going to Hull and losing and not scoring the goals required for a winning GD. In fact, I can see us doing another demolition job up there.

Our last outing against Bournemouth was before the light of Steve Cooper’s arrival. Let’s just hope I don’t regret my Cooper full back tattoo. A 2-1 loss with Gabriel at RB, Figs at CB, Tutu at LB, Taylor up front and Carvalho trying to make the difference off the bench.

Team News:

Grabban is of course out for the season. Lowe unlikely to get on the pitch and Davis? As much as I love Davis, I think a spot on the bench is the best he can hope for. Surridge with five in four games is the man of the moment.

Our team? Same again. Whilst they looked leggy at Fulham, they looked like they could go 12 rounds after the Swansea game.

Prediction:

This should be some game!! If you were a betting man, you’d say it’s a Forest win, even though Bournemouth have only lost 3 times at home this season.

It should be an electric atmosphere full of goals.

3-2 to Forest.

We’ve come this far...let’s finish the job.

And if not? We should have five more games to enjoy.

COYR!!!