Bournemouth's continued struggles on the attacking front could cost them dear against a side whom they have enjoyed relative success over in recent memory, even if Cooper's side were torn apart by the reigning champions in midweek.
With a bench stacked full of notable options for change - especially in the final third - Cooper's men can hope to glean revenge over the Cherries for May's 1-0 defeat with victory of their own by a similarly slender scoreline.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Nottingham Forest win with a probability of 51.39%. A win for Bournemouth had a probability of 25.24% and a draw had a probability of 23.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nottingham Forest win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.3%) and 2-0 (8.25%). The likeliest Bournemouth win was 1-2 (6.42%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.92%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.2% likelihood.