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Jan 11, 2014 at 3pm UK
 
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Mills (75')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Paterson (47')

Preview: Bolton Wanderers vs. Nottingham Forest

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship match between Bolton and in-form Nottingham Forest.

Nottingham Forest will be looking to consolidate their position in the playoff spots with another victory over Bolton Wanderers in the Championship on Saturday.

Forest are currently fifth in the table and have a comfortable gap of four points between themselves and seventh-placed Brighton & Hove Albion.

Billy Davies's side have not been beaten in any competition since November, going eight matches without a defeat culminating in Sunday's 5-0 thrashing of Premier League outfit West Ham United in the FA Cup.

Jamie Paterson scored a hat-trick in that match, but he could still be demoted to the bench for Saturday's game. Kelvin Wilson, Danny Collins and Chris Cohen will all miss out for the visitors through injury.

Bolton will still be looking over their shoulders at the relegation zone, but three points at the weekend could see them climb two places into 16th.

They are currently six points clear of the bottom three having improved their form over the festive period, only losing to top-of-the-table Leicester City in their last five matches.

They progressed into the FA Cup fourth round courtesy of a 2-1 win over Blackpool last Saturday, extending their unbeaten run at the Reebok Stadium to four games.

Dougie Freedman's side have only lost at home once since September, but they haven't beaten Forest here this century, last emerging victorious in a 3-2 win back in 1999.

Stuart Holden, Joe Riley, Marc Tierney and Adam Bogdan are all long-term absentees for Bolton, but Mark Davies and Andre Moritz are in contention to start.

Recent form

Bolton: LDWLDW

Nottm Forest: DDWWDW

Possible starting lineups

Bolton: Lonergan; Ream, Mills, Knight, Baptiste; Davies, Spearing, Lee, Moritz, Danns; Beckford

Nottm Forest: Darlow; Jara, Hobbs, Lascelles, Lichaj; Majewski, Reid, Mackie, Lansbury, Abdoun; Halford

Sports Mole says: 0-1


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