Nottingham Forest and Sheffield United will both look to bounce back from an opening matchday defeat in the 2023-24 Premier League when they face off at the City Ground on Friday.
Taiwo Awoniyi reduced the margin of defeat for the Tricky Trees as Steve Cooper's men went 2-1 down at Arsenal, while the Blades suffered a solitary-goal defeat at the hands of Crystal Palace last weekend.
Forest would hope for another impressive campaign at home after defeating the likes of Arsenal and Liverpool and holding teams likes of Manchester City and Chelsea to stalemates at the City Ground last term.
Whereas Sheffield United gained automatic promotion from the Championship last season, but manager Paul Heckingbottom has lost key players in Iliman Ndiaye and Sander Berge.
Here GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.
Nottm Forest vs Sheff Utd kick-off time & stadium
| Date: | August 18, 2023 |
| Kick-off time: | 2:45 pm ET / 7:45 pm BST |
| Venue: | City Ground, Nottinghamshire |
The Premier League match between Nottingham Forest and Sheffield United will be played at the City Ground stadium in Nottinghamshire, England.
It will kick off at 2:45 pm ET on August 18 in the United States (US).
How to watch Nottm Forest vs Sheff Utd online - TV channels & live streams
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The game will be broadcast live on TV on USA Network and UNIVERSO, and is available to stream online live through Fubo, Sling Blue, Sling Latino and DirecTV Stream.
GOAL will have live updates of the game on its Live Match Center page.
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Team news & squads
Nottingham Forest team news
Summer signings such asMatt Turner, Ola Aina and Anthony Elanga have fit in at the club, while Awoniyi should start after his strike against Arsenal.
Omar Richards remains a long-term injury, while Felipe and Wayne Hennessey also remain sidelined.
Cooper may revert to a back four, with Joe Worrall and Moussa Niakhate at the heart of the defence, while Brennan Johnson and Morgan Gibbs-White operate as forwards.
Nottingham Forest possible XI: Turner; Aurier, Worrall, Niakhate, Aina; Mangala, Danilo; Johnson, Gibbs-White, Elanga; Awoniyi.
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Turner, Horvath |
| Defenders: | Niakhate, Worrall, McKenna, Panzo, Boly, Mbe Soh, Toffolo, Williams, Aurier, Biancone, Aina, Drager |
| Midfielders: | Danilo, Kouyate, Mangala, Yates, O'Brien, Freuler, Shelvey, Arter, Gibbs-White, Scarpa, Aguilera |
| Forwards: | Awoniyi, Mighten, Johnson, Dennis, Wood, Elanga, Hwang |
Sheffield United team news
Sheffield United have signed the likes of Gustavo Hamer, Vini Souza, Auston Trusty, Benie Traore, Anis Slimane and Yasser Larouci, though not all of them are likely to start on Friday.
The club also has rather a long injury list as John Fleck, Rhian Brewster, Ismaila Coulibaly, Jayden Bogle, Daniel Jebbison, Oliver McBurnie and Rhys Norrington-Davies are ruled out of action.
Heckingbottom may stick want to persist with William Osula and Benie Traore in attack, with Chris Basham and Oliver Norwood playing the supporting roles, along with a few players from the other side in Jack Robinson, Max Lowe and Ben Osborn expected to make the XI against their former team.
Sheffield United possible XI: Foderingham; Ahmedhodzic, Egan, Robinson; Baldock, Basham, Norwood, Lowe; Traore, Osula, Osborn.
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Foderingham, Davies, Amissah |
| Defenders: | Ahmedhedzic, Trusty, Egan, Basham, Larouci, Lowe, Robinson |
| Midfielders: | Hamer, Souza, Davies, Slimane, Norwood, Osborn, Baldock |
| Forwards: | Traore, Osula |
Head-to-Head Record
The full-time score in the last meeting between the two sides saw Sheffield United beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 in the Championship, with an exact opposite scoreline in the match before that.
| Date | Match | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2022 | Nottingham Forest 1-2 (3-2 pen.) Sheffield United | Championship |
| May 14, 2022 | Sheffield United 1-2 Nottingham Forest | Championship |
| Mar 4, 2022 | Sheffield United 1-1 Nottingham Forest | Championship |
| Nov 2, 2021 | Nottingham Forest 1-1 Sheffield United | Championship |
| Apr 19, 2019 | Sheffield United 2-0 Nottingham United | Championship |