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Barry Cooper

A new date for Royal visit as Nottingham Forest are told to be honest with themselves

NEW DATE FOR ROYAL VISIT 

Nottingham Forest have confirmed their re-arranged game with Reading will take place in the New Year.  

The Reds ’ game with the Royals had been scheduled to be played at the City Ground on Saturday, but owing to torrential rain in the East Midlands, referee  Geoff Eltringham  opted to call the game off shortly after lunchtime.  

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Nottingham Forest's match with Reading was postoned due to a waterlogged pitch (Nottingham Forest FC)

BE HONEST

Alexander Milosevic was an astute signing by Martin O’Neill when he signed the Swedish defender last season.

At the time,  Nottingham Forest  needed a bit of extra cover at the back with Joe Worrall at Rangers and Michael Dawson out injured – and Milosevic performed well.

But such is the strength in depth now available to Sabri Lamouchi, it’s no surprise  Milosevic has been allowed to move on , having not featured at all under the Frenchman. 

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HOW TO EXPLOIT HATTERS

Forest will be hoping to get back to winning ways when they travel to Luton Town this weekend.

The  Reds  take on the Hatters at Kenilworth Road on Saturday as they bid to halt a run of two defeats.

Sabri Lamouchi's men were also left frustrated when their  home clash with Reading was postponed  last Saturday due to a waterlogged City Ground pitch.

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Kenilworth Road Stadium. (Stephen Pond/Getty Images)

REDS FANS WILL LOVE THIS PREDICTION

 Forest have been backed to finish in the Championship play-off places come the end of the season.

The  Reds  are tipped to seal a top-six spot, finishing fourth, alongside Swansea City, Sheffield Wednesday and Brentford.

Sabri Lamouchi’s men will finish with a nine-point cushion inside the play-offs, according to the latest supercomputer prediction by  Football Web Pages,  and eight points off the automatic spots.

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Joe Lolley and Ben Watson celebrate Nottingham Forest's win over Brentford (Joseph Raynor/ Nottingham Post)
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