Chris Wood and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde each scored an early goal, and that was the extent of the scoring output as Nottingham Forest and Wolves played to a 1-1 draw at the City Ground on Saturday.
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Forest went ahead in the 10th minute as Wood headed Elliot Anderson’s corner kick back across the face of goal and just out of Sam Johnstone’s farthest reach, but Wolves were level just two minutes later after Bellegarde fired a laser into the top corner from 25 yards out. Forest thought they had won it late on when Wood hammered home after another corner kick and mad scramble inside the box, but the New Zealand international was offside just before his effort.
Was everyone wrong about Nottingham Forest this season?
Despite having to settle for a point, that’s three games unbeaten for Forest (a win and two draws) to start the 2024-25 Premier League season. Considering they were widely tipped to be in the thick of the relegation fight once again this season, Nuno Espirito Santo will be over the moon to sit near the top half of the table (pending more results this weekend) at the first international break. With a few new signings still to bed in and bring the squad up to speed, things are (finally) looking up at the City Ground.
Player ratings - Nottingham Forest vs Wolves
Nottingham Forest vs Wolves updates, highlights & final score: 1-1
Goalscorers: Chris Wood (10'), Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (12')
GOAL! Nottingham Forest 1-1 Wolves: Jean-Ricner Bellegarde fires a laser from long range (12')
GOAL! Nottingham Forest 1-0 Wolve: Chris Wood heads home Elliot Anderson’s corner kick (10')
Nottingham Forest starting lineup
Sels - Williams, Milenkovic, Murillo, Aina - Sangare, Anderson, Gibbs-White - Elanga, Hudson-Odoi, Wood
Wolves starting lineup
Johnstone - Mosquera, Dawson, T. Gomes - Lemina, J. Gomes, Semedo, Ait-Nouri - Cunha, Bellegarde, Larsen
How to watch Nottingham Forest vs Wolves live, stream link and start time
Kick off time: 10am ET Saturday
Venue: City Ground
TV Channel: Peacock Premium
Streaming: Premier League on Peacock
Nottingham Forest focus, team news
Nikola Milenkovic impressed on debut for Forest against Southampton, and a better back line could go a long way for Nuno Espirito Santo, who is without Danilo to make the middle of the park a problem for opponents. Chris Wood and the aforementioned Gibbs-White will continue to be big parts of what the Tricky Trees can do in a Premier League game.
OUT: Danilo (ankle)
Wolves focus, team news
Will this season’s Wolves be forced to try and out-score the opposite with Kilman gone? Maybe, but Jorgen Strand Larsen and Matheus Cunha looked bright against Chelsea and will look to do better against lesser opposition.
OUT: Enso Medina (knee), Sasa Kalajdzic (knee), Nelson Semedo (suspension)
Nottingham Forest vs Wolves prediction
Nuno Espirito Santo won’t know a ton of the men on his former side, but maybe enough to get by? Both teams will expect at least a point here, and maybe we should predict that, too. Nottingham Forest 1-1 Wolves.
