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EPLSat, Aug 22, 10:00 AM22 Aug, 2026

Leeds UnitedvsNottingham Forest

NBCSN/PeacockThe City GroundSaturday, August 22 at 10:00 AM EDT
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The preview

Nottingham Forest host newly-promoted Leeds United at the City Ground with both sides still nil-and-nil on the season, so this one's a proper early litmus test for where each club actually stands. The odds have Forest as the value pick at plus money, and the over-under sitting at 2.5 suggests bookies expect this to be tight rather than a shootout.

Expect Forest's home crowd to push for an early goal and a backs-to-the-wall clean sheet from there. Bold prediction: Leeds nick a scrappy point off a stoppage-time equalizer after looking second-best for most of the match.