Luton Town host Nottingham Forest at Kenilworth Road in the fight for Premier League survival.
Victory would see Luton climb out of the relegation zone at Forest’s expense, whilst Forest can go 15th with a win if Brentford lose elsewhere but crucially move six points clear of the drop.
Team News
Tahith Chong is a doubt for Luton after he suffered a rib injury during a dramatic midweek defeat at Bournemouth.
Amari’i Bell, Dan Potts, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Elijah Adebayo (all hamstring), Joseph Johnson (illness), Mads Andersen (calf), Gabriel Osho, Marvelous Nakamba, Jacob Brown (all knee) and Tom Lockyer (illness) remain absent.
Forest could welcome Giovanni Reyna (knock) and Ola Aina (muscle) back into contention.
Gonzalo Montiel (muscle) is a doubt but Nuno Tavares (unspecified) remains absent.
When is Kick-Off?
Luton face Forest at Kenilworth Road at 3pm GMT on Saturday 16 March, untelevised live in the UK.
Stat Attack
- Luton drew 2-2 against Forest in their only previous Premier League meeting, which came in October 2023.
- Forest have won two of their last seven league visits to Luton (W2, D1, L4).
- Four of Luton’s last six home matches against Forest ended in a 2-1 result, with both teams having won two of those four specific games by that result.
- Carlton Morris has scored in each of Luton’s last three home matches (L3).
- Nicolas Dominguez has been substituted in 15 of his 18 starts for Forest this season – more than any other Forest player this season.
Prediction
Although Wednesday’s loss at Bournemouth was a game of two halves, Luton have to take confidence from their ruthless first-half but cut out the defensive sloppiness which shockingly allowed Bournemouth to come from 3-0 down to win.
Forest meanwhile deserved a draw at Brighton yet an unlucky own-goal and poor end product cost them, but they do have the quality to seriously trouble Luton’s defence if can get at them aggressively and show more composure on the attack.
This game though could be season-defining come end of season so I wouldn’t be surprised if there is a cagy start, but Forest will have the fitness advantage which could prove crucial come the closing minutes.
Prediction: Luton 1-2 Nottingham Forest
Result: Luton 1-1 Nottingham Forest