Nottingham Forest are undefeated in 9 of their last 10 home matches against Barnsley in all competitions.
Reliable attacking talents Lewis Grabban and Brennan Johnson struck on Saturday afternoon as Nottingham Forest came out victorious in the East Midlands Derby. Steve Cooper's men have won back-to-back league games ahead of what should be a very winnable encounter. Despite Poya Asbaghi's efforts, Barnsley look like a side destined for League One this season. The Tykes are eight points adrift from safety heading into the midweek games and have claimed just a single victory from their last 23 league outings. 2:0
Nottingham Forest will be without centre-back Joe Worrall for up to six weeks after defender suffered broken ribs during the victory against Millwall a couple of weeks ago. One change to the side that beat Derby is expected with Danish winger Philip Zinckernagel pushing for a recall. Poya Asbaghi could make one change to the starting XI that lost against Birmingham with Josh Benson returning to replace Romal Palmer in midfield. Right-back Callum Brittain was absent at the weekend amid rumours of a move elsewhere, so Jordan Williams will start again in midweek.
Reliable attacking talents Lewis Grabban and Brennan Johnson struck on Saturday afternoon as Nottingham Forest came out victorious in the East Midlands Derby. Steve Cooper's men have won back-to-back league games ahead of what should be a very winnable encounter. Despite Poya Asbaghi's efforts, Barnsley look like a side destined for League One this season. The Tykes are eight points adrift from safety heading into the midweek games and have claimed just a single victory from their last 23 league outings. 2:0
Nottingham Forest are undefeated in 9 of their last 10 home matches against Barnsley in all competitions.
Nottingham Forest will be without centre-back Joe Worrall for up to six weeks after defender suffered broken ribs during the victory against Millwall a couple of weeks ago. One change to the side that beat Derby is expected with Danish winger Philip Zinckernagel pushing for a recall. Poya Asbaghi could make one change to the starting XI that lost against Birmingham with Josh Benson returning to replace Romal Palmer in midfield. Right-back Callum Brittain was absent at the weekend amid rumours of a move elsewhere, so Jordan Williams will start again in midweek.
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