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Chris Watson

What Mason Mount expects from Nottingham Forest and their fans at Chelsea

Chelsea ace Mason Mount is looking forward to renewing his rivalry with Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup.

Mount spent last season on loan at the Reds' arch rivals Derby County, helping the Rams reach the Championship play-off final.

Along with fellow Derby loan star Fikayo Tomori, he has played his way into the Chelsea team this season - managed, of course, by former Rams boss Frank Lampard.

Forest today (2.01pm).

"I played the home game against them when I was at Derby and it was a massive rivalry," Mount told Chelsea's official website.

"I’m sure myself and Fikayo will get a bit of stick because their fans will remember that.

"I like to keep an eye on the Championship to see how Derby are doing and because I enjoyed it so much and learnt so much when I was playing there.

"Forest have been doing well this season. They’ll have a similar mentality to what we (Derby) had when we played Southampton and Manchester United (in the cup competitions).

"They have no real pressure. They’re the underdogs and they’re coming in to play free so we need to have the mentality to kill the game and go in with that confidence to win because we’re at home."

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