Wow, where to start with this one. Charlton are under new management you know, Can ‘new manager bounce syndrome’ cancel itself out?
Match Betting
Forest Win 5/6
Charlton Win 10/3
Draw 13/5
2-0 Forest win 7/1
Abdoun 1st Goal 12/1
Obika 1st Goal 9/1
Nottm Forest Team News:
Well, Djebbour & Abdoun could both make miraculous recoveries while Lansbury and Wilson have both begun training again. Reid has been ruled out for a few weeks with a hamstring problem with several others ruled out for the season.
Player to watch: Djamal Abdoun
Should he be handed a starting place the Algerian may well be fired up to show his true potential.
Charlton Athletic Team News:
Astrit Ajdarević is looking to return to the starting line up after playing the second half v Burnley at the weekend & Leon Cort is hoping to return to the match day squad after recovering from a knee injury.
Player to watch: Jon Obika
The on loan Tottenham forward is still looking for his first Charlton goal from his second spell with The Addicks, his form will be crucial to their hopes of staying in the Championship.
Match Facts & Stats
There have only been 35 league fixtures between these two clubs, from those game Forest have recorded 13 wins, Charlton 11 with a further 11 draws.
Charlton have the better scoring record though with a slight advantage of 49 compared to Forests 48.
Charlton have not beaten Forest since January 2000. Since then Forest have registered 4 wins & 3 draws from seven fixtures with Charlton scoring just 3 goals from those games.
Ref Watch:
Andy Haynes will be Tuesday nights man in the middle. In just 28 games this season he dished out a whopping 10 read card & sixteen penalties. He’s also handed out 78 yellow cards & was the referee in Septembers 2-2 away draw with Doncaster.
In his career to date he has taken centre stage 206 times, giving out 590 yellow cards, 32 red & awarded 56 penalties.
He will be assisted on the lines by Ryan Johnson and Chris Kavanagh with Paul Thompson as the 4th official
Match Prediction:
Forest 2 – 0 Charlton
Next Fixtures:
Championship
Sat 29 Mar 2014
Ipswich Town v Nottm Forest 15:00
