Week 40 features a match on Saturday Apr 2nd, where Blackpool will host Nottingham Forest at Bloomfield Road in a Championship match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 13th placed Blackpool is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Sheffield United. Neither Blackpool nor Sheffield United could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Blackpool is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while 9th placed Nottingham Forest is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Liverpool. Diogo Jota scored the first goal for Liverpool in the 78th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Nottingham Forest couldn’t muster any offence and Liverpool ran away with the shutout win. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Nottingham Forest should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Blackpool and Nottingham Forest last played eachother at the The City Ground on the 16th of October. Nottingham Forest won by a score of 2 to 1. Brennan Johnson struck first for Nottingham Forest in the 22nd minute on a feed from Max Lowe, then Jerry Yates tied it up for Blackpool in the 53rd minute on a feed from Jordan Gabriel.
Nottingham Forest is glad to have Ryan Yates in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored four goals. Blackpool’s most prolific scorer has been Josh Bowler. The English midfielder has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.