With Gameweek 9 of the 2023–24 season taking place this weekend, the Premier League will resume after the much-needed international break. The Merseyside Derby at Anfield will kick off the most recent round of fixtures. After that, the action moves to City Ground to see Nottingham Forest take on Luton Town.
Being 13th in the standings at the beginning of the 2023–24 season was not what Nottingham Forest had planned for. However, despite winning two of the first four games of the season, Steve Cooper’s team lost all four of their games in the 2023–24 second phase. The Tricky Trees have only dropped one game, but three draws have caused them to drop in the standings.
However, Luton Town’s 2023–24 season was a baptism of fire, marking the team’s debut in the Premier League era. The Hatters needed to wait until the season resumed following September’s international break to secure their first point of the season after losing their opening two games by three goals apiece.
Just before the conclusion of the previous month, Rob Edwards and his team managed to secure their first victory before suffering consecutive odd-goal losses. Luton Town’s poor start has put them dangerously close to the relegation zone, but they will be relieved to have avoided the bottom three after eight games.
In their most recent meeting with Nottingham Forest, Luton Town prevailed 1-0 at Kenilworth Road in the EFL Championship in April 2022. In advance of the most recent meeting between the two parties, The Hard Tackle examines the interaction in greater detail.
