Score Predictions: Sunderland Vs Forest — Bounce Back Time For The Lads?

Martin Wanless predicts… Score prediction: Sunderland 3 Forest 2 Sunderland’s first goalscorer: Habib Diarra Since we secured our Premier League position for next season it’s pretty clear we’ve let the shackles off a little — however on Sunday we looked pretty easy to break through at times and we need to make sure we don’t go too far the other way. That said, Forest will be coming intent on getting three points for survival, which should make for another entertaining game. I’m going for another high-scoring match, with the lads coming out on top.

Just, and for Diarra to have an Enzo-esque redemption with the opener. ‘The Champion’ Malc Dugdale predicts… Score prediction: Sunderland 2 Forest 0 Sunderland’s first goalscorer: Brian Brobbey Forest will be keen to get something and we’ll be keen to repay the fans for what was a thrilling but narrow loss at Villa Park. The visitors have a couple of late injury issues, but still carry a lot of goal threat with Chris Wood getting back up to speed post-injury and Morgan Gibbs-White coming off the back of a hat trick.

I do think that given the return from injury of Dan Ballard and to full fitness of Omar Alderete (one player to have almost beaten Villa despite being a bit unwell last weekend), we’ll have enough to keep a clean sheet. Brobbey to resume normal service, and hopefully a goal for Diarra to quickly quash the memories of what could’ve been in Brum. 2-0 under the lights, and back on track for Europe.

Easy, this! Jack Howe-Gingell predicts… Score prediction: Sunderland 2 Forest 1 Sunderland’s first goalscorer: Brian Brobbey After a highly entertaining albeit disappointing defeat at Villa, we meet another opponent fighting at the opposite end. Forest have been poor in the league this season but have managed to get a bit of daylight between themselves and the bottom three, as well as going unbeaten in their last five games.