{"id":297263,"date":"2023-12-06T06:24:14","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T06:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=297263"},"modified":"2023-12-06T06:24:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T06:24:14","slug":"forest-hero-stuart-pearce-singles-out-two-difference-makers-ahead-of-fulham-tie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/forest-hero-stuart-pearce-singles-out-two-difference-makers-ahead-of-fulham-tie\/","title":{"rendered":"Forest hero Stuart Pearce singles out two difference-makers ahead of Fulham tie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/Stuart-Pearce-5099984.jpg?r=1701779080132\"><\/p>\n<p>Stuart Pearce believes that two of Nottingham Forest&#8217;s summer signings can do damage at Fulham on Wednesday night. Steve Cooper will be desperate for the Tricky Trees to bounce back after suffering three consecutive Premier League defeats.<\/p>\n<p>Forest picked up only eight Premier League points away from home last season. But they are on course to better that total this time around, having banked a big win at Chelsea in September.<\/p>\n<p>Pearce believes that the addition of pace out wide through summer signings Anthony Elanga and Callum Hudson-Odoi has given his former club an extra bite away from the City Ground. And the former England international expects that to come into play at Craven Cottage.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Elanga has impressed me the most,&#8221; Pearce told <em>Express Sport<\/em>. &#8220;Forest&#8217;s away form was really poor last year and I think the pace they&#8217;ve brought into the squad with him and Hudson-Odoi has offered them a counter-attack threat, especially on the road.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <strong>Ten Hag risks Man Utd breakdown as four signs suggest days could be numbered<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/Anthony-Elanga-5099988.jpg?r=1701779080208\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m expecting that to be their biggest weapon at Fulham.&#8221; Forest signed ex-Manchester United winger Elanga for \u00a315million during the summer, before Hudson-Odoi joined from Chelsea in a cut-price deal on deadline day.<\/p>\n<p>Pearce claims that, alongside the duo&#8217;s influence, winnable upcoming games against Wolves and Bournemouth could also give Forest a timely boost. &#8220;They&#8217;ve had some really tough games on the road,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p> <strong> Read more&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Man Utd eye \u00a3125m duo, Arsenal exit talks, De Gea to Newcastle[BLOG] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Chelsea ace Wesley Fofana rattled Adam Lallana as new post-match footage emerges[SPOTTED] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Newcastle &#8216;weigh up&#8217; emergency David de Gea transfer as Nick Pope news worsens[TRANSFERS] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They&#8217;ve been to Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, you name it. The fixtures have not been particularly kind to them. They&#8217;re coming into a run of games where they&#8217;ll feel as though they&#8217;ll pick points up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Like Forest, the Cottagers are on a concerning run heading into their midweek clash. Marco Silva&#8217;s side have won just one of their past six Premier League matches, and they scuppered a 3-2 lead by conceding two late goals against Liverpool at the weekend.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/Callum-Hudson-Odoi-5099991.jpg?r=1701779080337\"><\/p>\n<p>Losing Aleksandar Mitrovic&#8217;s goals in the summer has hit Fulham hard, and Pearce believes that his absence is negatively impacting all aspects of the team. &#8220;[He] brought a certain style of play,&#8221; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They used to put a lot of balls in the box for him, an old-fashioned centre-forward who gets his head on a lot of things &#8211; even crosses that weren&#8217;t the greatest. They&#8217;ve not got that anymore and I think they&#8217;re suffering a little bit with their style of play. They&#8217;ve not got that same physicality in the team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Stuart Pearce will be working as a pundit for Prime Video\u2019s coverage of Fulham vs Nottingham Forest on 6th December. Prime Video is broadcasting 20 Premier League fixtures this season, including a full round of fixtures in December, featuring matches such as Luton vs Arsenal, Manchester United vs Chelsea and Aston Villa vs Manchester City \u2013 plus every Boxing Day match.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/1842223\/nottingham-forest-stuart-pearce-fulham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Stuart Pearce believes that two of Nottingham Forest&#8217;s summer signings can do damage at Fulham on Wednesday night. 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