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Nottingham Forest appear to be ramping up their efforts to sign new players before the January transfer window slams shut next week.

 

The Reds are looking at attacking players to bring to the City Ground. Evangelos Marinakis wants the team to be well-stocked in the final third and efforts are being made to bring someone in.

 

Matheus Cunha has been linked with Forest. Wolves are embroiled in a relegation battle and slipped into the relegation zone at the weekend, making it highly unlikely that they will sanction a sale.

 

Another Premier League striker is being eyed by Forest too. However, Jamie Redknapp thinks Yoane Wissa could cost the club £40 million and once again that feels like a tricky deal to do.

 

Although attackers are the order of the day, other players are being looked at before the deadline. One long-term target appears to still be on the radar but Forest won’t find it easy to bring him to the club this month.

 

Douglas Luiz of Juventus FC during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Juventus FC at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Naples Italy on 25 January…

 

Nottingham Forest want Douglas Luiz

It does feel as though the Brazilian is going to be a wanted man during the next week. Luiz only moved to Juventus from Aston Villa in the summer, with the Old Lady paying £42 million to secure his services.

 

According to the Daily Mail, Forest are waiting in the wings to try and sign Luiz before the transfer deadline. Manchester City hold the aces, however, with Chelsea, Manchester United and Fulham also keen.

 

Luiz was an absolute revelation at Aston Villa last season. He helped the club achieve a brilliant top-four finish and qualify for the Champions League for the first time in many years.

 

 

With PSR hanging over most Premier League clubs, however, Villa found themselves needing to sell. With that in mind, Luiz was offloaded with Juventus paying the money to land the Brazilian.

 

Forest signing Luiz feels like a longshot

It’s fair to say that Luiz is exactly what Forest could do with in midfield. Not since Ibrahim Sangare got injured back in August have the Reds had a proper midfield enforcer who plays as a number six.

 

Luiz would do that and the fact that Forest could genuinely qualify for Europe this season might make him choose the Reds over some of the other clubs in the mix to sign him.

 

The 26-year-old is at a nice age and he would arrive with his best years ahead of him and with that in mind, it would be ideal if Forest could get him tied down to something more permanent rather than a loan.

 

Forest will be going full pelt for a new attacking player. However, that doesn’t mean other areas won’t be looked at too and if a player like Luiz fancies a move to the City Ground, the signing would be a very attractive one.

 

 

Andoni Iraola gave his AFC Bournemouth team credit for their unwavering strategy as they worked hard to defeat Nottingham Forest 5-0 on Saturday.

 

The competition for the Premier League’s top four is well and truly on – as Manchester City, Newcastle, Chelsea, Bournemouth and Aston Villa are all within just a few points of each other in the table.

With 41 points as of this writing, City is now in fourth place, behind league leaders Liverpool, Nottingham Forest, and Arsenal. With 41 points (goal differential), City is in fifth place, followed by Newcastle, Chelsea, and Bournemouth.

At the moment, Chelsea and Bournemouth both have 40 points. Finally, Villa is still within striking distance with 37 points, and because they have won five straight league games, they may pose a threat as the season draws to a close.

In light of the aforementioned, let’s examine who Sky Bet believes will finish in the top four at the end of the 2024–25 Premier League season.

The enormous support for Liverpool and Arsenal is hardly surprising.

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Not only that, but O’Brien is a player Heckingbottom is said to have targeted before – in the summer of 2023 while at Sheffield United.

The PNE chief has spoken about signing younger players to become assets for Preston but he evidently values experience highly too.

And with just 17 league games left to play – along with the FA Cup fourth round clash against Wycombe Wanderers – Heckingbottom is going to be after an immediate fix in the engine room.

It’s something he touched on after securing the deal for Meghoma.

Given his experiences at the Bees and his character as a player, the North End boss had complete faith that Meghoma could immediately take the Championship stage and contribute, even if the Brentford loan player is only 18 years old and has not yet been tested at the level.

 

 

It could be a busy end to the transfer window for Espirito Santo’s Reds, as they possibly look to strengthen their squad in the hope it helps them secure a top-four Premier League spot.

Forest are firmly in the race to finish in a European spot for next season, but Saturday’s 5-0 defeat to AFC Bournemouth will have been a disappointing pill to swallow, and Nuno will be praying it doesn’t derail their campaign.

One player the Reds could be looking to sign in what remains of this transfer window is Matheus Cunha from Wolves.

It’s been reported that Forest are leading the race to sign Cunha, and that is despite teams such as Arsenal and Chelsea also being keen on his services.

 

A recent report from Spain suggests that talks between Forest and Cunha have already been held, and the negotiations are “progressing quickly,” with the forward willing to join the project at the City Ground.

This comes after it was claimed that Forest had submitted a £22 million bid to sign Yoanne Wissa from Brentford.

Wissa has been in tremendous form for Brentford this season, and the Reds were looking into the idea of bringing him to the City Ground, but their offer was immediately rejected by the Premier League side.

 

So far this season, Nottingham Forest has been among the Premier League’s most impressive teams. Despite nearly escaping relegation the previous season, this is the case.

Even though Nottingham Forest’s 5-0 loss to Bournemouth on Saturday was their worst English Premier League loss in more than two years, the season’s surprise package is still on course to qualify for the European competition.

Nuno Espírito Santo’s team was being hailed as a possible title challenger just a few weeks ago after a 1-1 draw with Liverpool.

However, given Liverpool’s outstanding play thus far and recent loss to Bournemouth (another surprise package in the 2024–2025 season), it is quite unlikely that Forest will achieve that level of success, at least not this season.

In any case, Santo’s charges have done better than expected this season. After playing in the lower levels for a few decades, the former English champions and two-time European Champions League winners are now comfortably in third place in the Premier League halfway through their third season in the top division. A surprise parcel The Santo-led squad has already surpassed 40 points, which is typically regarded as the cutoff number for teams aiming to stay out of the relegation zone. Forest scored 38 and 32 points in their two prior seasons in the top division, respectively.

The English team finished the season barely one spot above the relegation zone thanks to their performance from the previous season.

Therefore, nobody could have foreseen that the Tricky Trees would end up in such a favorable situation.

Forest had gone eight games without a loss prior to their loss to Bournemouth.

With the exception of a one-all tie with Liverpool in mid-January, nearly all of these were wins. Even Arne Slot, the manager of Liverpool, expressed his admiration for the team’s accomplishments since Santo replaced Steve Cooper as head coach in December 2023.

 

 

At the Vitality Stadium, AFC Bournemouth put on a five-star show as they easily defeated Nottingham Forest, who were playing well.

 

At the Vitality Stadium on Saturday, Nottingham Forest lost badly to Bournemouth 5-0, and Ola Aina and Taiwo Awoniyi had a difficult afternoon.

Aina started the match but was substituted in the 79th minute, while Awoniyi came on at the same time.

However, their efforts couldn’t prevent Forest from succumbing to an inspired Bournemouth side.

The Cherries delivered a dominant performance, led by Dango Ouattara’s hat-trick and goals from Justin Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo.

Kluivert opened the scoring in the ninth minute as Bournemouth’s relentless attacking strategy paid off.

The winger took advantage of a quick counterattack and finished with accuracy a strike reminiscent of his goal against Newcastle the weekend before.

As Forest struggled to settle, Bournemouth kept up the pressure, forcing goalkeeper Matz Sels into two crucial saves before halftime thanks to goals from Ryan Christie and Antoine Semenyo, which kept the scoreline respectable for the time being.

The second half, however, was all Bournemouth.

In the 55th minute, Kluivert’s perfectly placed cross found Ouattara, who headed home to double the lead.

Moments later, Kluivert thought he had added a third, but VAR ruled his goal out for offside. Bournemouth refused to relent, with Tyler Adams setting up Ouattara for his second goal in the 62nd minute.

In other results, Paul Onuachu and Joe Aribo both played for Southampton in their 3-1 loss to Newcastle.

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Despite the crushing defeat, Forest remains third in the Premier League table with 44 points, buoyed by their earlier eight-game unbeaten streak.

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Nottingham Forest’s nine-game unbeaten Premier League run came to an end on Saturday at the hands of Bournemouth, with Nuno Espirito Santo visibly frustrated throughout.

 

Forest’s loss away to Bournemouth was Espirito Santo’s side’s first defeat of 2025, adding a rare level of doubt to their push for European football.

 

Bournemouth may have been surprised at the relative simplicity of the result given Androni Iraola’s comments on Forest’s away form, but the Forest squad looked overwhelmed by their host’s full-throttle display.

 

It was a particularly disappointing display given the positivity surrounding the City Ground this week after Murillo signed a new Forest contract on Tuesday.

 

However, the Brazilian defender produced an out-of-character performance against Bournemouth which clearly frustrated the Forest manager on the touchline.

 

Murillo of Nottingham Forest reacts during the Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest FC at Vitality Stadium on Januar…

 

Nuno Espirito Santo seen frustrated by Murillo vs Bournemouth

With Forest a goal down going into the half-time break, Murillo went on one of his trademark runs into the midfield before dragging a poor shot well wide of Kepa Arriazabalaga’s goal.

 

Phil McNulty, who was reporting on the game for BBC Sport, was quick to notice Espirito Santo’s incredibly animated reaction to his defender’s choice.

 

He said: “Magnificently furious reaction from Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo as Murillo surges out of defence before sending a shot from about 35 yards trickling hopelessly wide.

 

“Nuno went through the full range of gestures of fury before storming – and I mean storming – back to his seat. Not a happy Nuno at all.”

 

Espirito Santo would only get more frustrated as his side shipped four second-half goals in a humiliating display, with Murillo’s stats from the defeat showing he didn’t cover himself in glory.

 

Murillo struggles in Nottingham Forest humiliation vs Bournemouth

Murillo was up against Bournemouth’s backup striker in Dango Ouattara as Evenilson was injured, but it was far from an easy afternoon for the Brazilian.

 

First, he was out-jumped by Ouattara for Bournemouth’s second goal, before the striker out-muscled Murillo to fire in his hattrick.

 

 

Murillo lost five of his nine duels in the match, including half of his aerial duels against a Bournemouth side with little to no height in attack.

 

He also struggled on the ball, completing just 74% of his passes which must’ve been incredibly frustrating for the Forest coaching staff as their side couldn’t build out from the defence in a convincing way.

 

Forest are demanding a world-record fee for Murillo should any side be interested in buying the Brazilian, which seems less likely after his disastrous performance against Bournemouth.

 

 

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With goals from hat-trick hero Dango Ouattara, Antoine Semenyo, and Justin Kluivert, Bournemouth thrashed Nottingham Forest 5-0 at the Vitality Stadium, continuing their incredible play to go 11 games undefeated.

Joshm Miller, Josh January 25, 2025, at 23:44 The Bournemouth 5-0 Nottingham Forest: Bournemouth, a five-star team, defeats Forest to extend their winning streak to eleven games.

Just one week after Justin Kluivert’s hat trick at Newcastle, Dango Ouattara scored his first for Bournemouth in the 5-0 victory.

(Image courtesy of Robin Jones/AFC Bournemouth via Getty Images)) A week after Newcastle United was thrashed 4-1 by Bournemouth, the Cherries were

On 55 minutes, Dango Ouattara skillfully headed a Kluivert cross into the corner to open the second half rout.

A few minutes later, he was called offside for Kluivert’s brilliantly constructed goal.

Even so, the sadness was unable to prevent the Burkinabé from adding a second to his total minutes after the goal that was disallowed on minute 61.

‘keeper Matz Sels spilled a ball, which about summed up Forest’s performance, and Ouattara grabbed it to finish his hat-trick. After another outstanding Bournemouth performance, Ghanaian winger Antoine Semenyo found the far corner into extra time to clinch the goal.

With the victory, Bournemouth maintains their strong play and has now gone 11 games without a loss. They are currently ranked seventh in the Premier League, four points ahead of Forest.

The visitors, who had won seven of their previous eight league games, suffered their first loss in nearly two months, but they are still in third place in the standings.

With numerous important players still sidelined, Andoni Iraola continued to struggle with injuries heading into the eagerly awaited match.

Nevertheless, during his pregame press conference on Friday afternoon, Iraola had alluded to Marcus Tavernier’s comeback and anticipated the midfielder would start on the bench in Saturday’s encounter.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s only selection dilemma at kickoff would be Nottingham Forest’s absence of key attacker Callum Hudson-Odoi, who was injured after scoring against Southampton last Sunday.

It was anticipated that Jota Silva would replace the injured midfielder. The contest began with the home fans cheering and leaping, and it was clear that the visitors

The game began with the home crowd cheering and bouncing, and it was clear that Bournemouth would be given the ball and freedom to play around their box by the visitors.

However, just nine minutes into the game, Justin Kluivert gave the home team the lead and the hosts were quickly posing a threat to the Forest goal.