Nottingham Forest v Leeds preview: Sky Bet Championship clash live on Sky Sports
Saturday 26 August 2017 16:22, UK
Leeds could hand a debut to Jay-Roy Grot in Saturday's Sky Bet Championship clash against Nottingham Forest, live on Sky Sports Football.
The 19-year-old arrived at Elland Road from Nijmegen earlier this week in the wake of Chris Wood's club record £15m move to Premier League Burnley.
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Head coach Thomas Christiansen made nine changes for the midweek Carabao Cup demolition of League Two Newport, handing full debuts to Eoghan Stokes and Madger Gomes.
However, it was Kemar Roofe who caught the eye with a hat-trick in a 5-1 win and he will hope for another chance to impress in the Sky Bet Championship.
Nottingham Forest boss Mark Warburton will make a handful of changes against Leeds.
Warburton swapped six players for the League Cup win at Newcastle and he will revert back to something like the team that started last weekend's Championship victory over Middlesbrough.
After 120 minutes of football at St James' Park, some players are feeling the effects and Andreas Bouchalakis had to come off at half-time during the second-round tie due to stiffness.
Tendayi Darikwa, Matt Mills, Daryl Murphy and Barrie McKay are among those players expected to be restored to the Reds' starting line-up, while new signing Liam Bridcutt will also be available. Midfielder David Vaughan is injured and will be assessed.
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Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in five home league games against Leeds, winning three (D2).
Leeds' 2-0 win against Forest back in January ended an eight-match winless run versus the east Midlands side.
Forest have won four of their last five league games (L1), as many as they had in their previous 16.
Forest have won four successive home games in the league, they haven't won five in a row since March 2015.
Leeds are looking to win their opening three league away trips for the first time since 2009-10.
Prutton's prediction
This is so tough for me to call! I have a lot of love for both of my former clubs and I'm struggling to split the two.
It should be a cracking game at the City Ground, with plenty of attacking football from both sides. I'm going for a high-scoring draw.
Prutton predicts: 2-2 with Daryl Murphy to score first (55/1 with Sky Bet)
