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Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth Match Preview: Premier League Showdown

Match at City Ground, Nottingham, on 24 May 2026, sees Nottingham Forest host Bournemouth in Premier League Regular Season - 38, with Forest starting in 16th on 43 points and Bournemouth 6th on 56 points.

Nottingham Forest & Bournemouth Availability

Forest face significant defensive and attacking absences.

  • W. Boly (Knee Injury) is sidelined.
  • C. Hudson-Odoi (Injury) is sidelined.
  • Murillo (Muscle Injury) is sidelined.
  • N. Savona (Knee Injury) is sidelined.
  • O. Aina (Injury) is doubtful.
  • D. Ndoye (Injury) is doubtful.

For Bournemouth, discipline and fitness issues shape selection.

  • R. Christie (Red Card) is sidelined.
  • A. Jimenez (Suspended) is sidelined.
  • J. Soler (Hamstring Injury) is doubtful.

Impact Summary

Forest’s main creative threat M. Gibbs-White (14 league goals, 4 assists) is available, preserving their primary attacking outlet. Bournemouth also retain key firepower, with E. Kroupi (13 goals) and A. Semenyo (10 goals, 3 assists) both available to start.

Defensively, Forest’s back line is stretched by the simultaneous loss of Boly, Murillo and Savona plus the doubt over Aina, potentially forcing reshuffles in a match where Bournemouth’s high-output attack has already produced 57 league goals. Bournemouth’s suspensions remove Christie’s midfield influence and Jimenez from the defensive rotation, but their core attacking unit remains intact.

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