The FA Cup third round match between Blackpool and Nottingham Forest is scheduled for Wednesday 17 January at 9.45pm at Bloomfield Road and will be broadcast live from the Pro Arena.
Blackpool (League One) and Nottingham Forest (Premier League) meet in a replay of a 2-2 draw away from home today on 7 January 2024 (in the event of a draw after 90 minutes of extra time time will be played and, if the tie remains, penalties will be played).
Blackpool lost the first round to National League (Division Five) Bromley 2-0 away and the second round to League Two (Division Four) Forest Green 3-0 on their own ground, to end in a draw in the third round, the score 2-2, on the field of Nottingham (according to the regulations, in case of a draw, the game is replayed).
Blackpool, who were relegated from the Championship to League One (the third tier) last summer, are 8th after 27 games with 42 points, 10 off direct promotion and four off the play-off places. .
The Neil Critchley-coached side have won three, drawn and lost their last five official games, with their last win at home to Exeter in the Championship 2-0.
Blackpool have one FA Cup trophy, won in 1953, and have reached the final twice in 1948 and 1951.
Nottingham entered the competition directly in the third round, drawing 2-2 at home to Blackpool, which will result in a forfeit.
In the Premier League, the team coached by Nuna Espiritu Santo is in 15th place after 21 matches with 20 points, four above the relegation places, and comes after two wins, a draw and two defeats in their last five official games , the latest of which is a 2-2 home draw with Blackpool in the FA Cup.
It should be noted that before the FA Cup match, the “foresters” won two extremely difficult matches of the championship – 3:1 against “Newcastle” on the road and 2:1 against “Manchester United” at home!
Nottingham Forest won the FA Cup twice, in 1898 and 1959, and lost another final, in 1991.
The last time these two teams met was on 7 January 2024 in the third round of the FA Cup, when Nottingham Forest drew 2-2 at home to Blackpool after goals from Dominguez (39) and Gibbs-White (56) respectively, Lawrence-Gabriel 825) and Morgan (27).
Superbet offers odds of 1.70 on the GG prediction: both teams will score in the regular time of 90 minutes in the match Blackpool – Nottingham Forest.
| Blackpool – Nottingham Forest | GG | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 1.70 |
* the tariff is valid at the time of publication of the article
Source: Hot News
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