Nottingham Forest start the 24/25 season in front of their home crowd as they face Bournemouth on August 17th at 3:00 pm. It will be a repeat of Nuno Espirito Santo's first game in charge of Forest when his side lost late on to a Dominic Solanke winner.
Therefore Forest will be looking for revenge as they suffered an injustice as Willy Boly was wrong. As a consequence, Solanke was given license to torment Forest's backline and scored a devastating hattrick to secure Bournemouth's victory.
Nuno's team then face a trip away to newly-promoted Southampton before taking on Wolverhampton Wanderers to complete their August fixtures. Forest starts September with a tricky trip to Anfield to face Liverpool FC before facing Brighton away and then playing Fulham at the City Ground.
Forest will hope for a less controversial season after a campaign of VAR injustices and owners on the pitch. A home run of three stereotypical midtable teams allows Nuno to build a fortress at the City Ground and hit the ground running.
The former Wolves manager will want to have secured Forest's Premier League status by the time the run-in arrives. In their last four, the Tricky Trees face an away trip to Selhurst Park before playing Leicester in their penultimate home game. An away game at West Ham and the last home game against Chelsea represent a tough end to the season for Forest.
Noteworthy fixtures
Forest will fear their December fixtures if they are in a relegation fight within the festive fixtures. They face back-to-back away trips against Manchester City on December 4th and Manchester United on 7th December.
There are also difficult home games against Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur before December is finished. Nuno will be praying that other relegation-threatened teams are dropping points or that his side could produce a shock result in the Christmas period.
The most crucial period for Forest will be a four-game run when they play Southampton, Bournemouth, Brighton and Fulham. It is a period when Forest needs to build momentum going into the latter period of the season.
Straight after this stretch of games is a gruelling list of Newcastle United, Arsenal and Manchester City. Therefore January and February will play a big part in determining Forest's Premier League fate.
If relegation is still lingering for Forest towards the end of the season, then their home fixture against Leicester City will be vital in staying up. The Foxes will be expected to be in a dogfight, and Nuno's side could relegate their midland rival at the City Ground if the stars align.
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Full Nottingham Forest fixture list
August:
17th August: AFC Bournemouth (H)
24th August: Southampton (A)
31st August: Wolverhampton Wanderers(H)
September:
14th September: Liverpool FC (A)
21st September: Brighton & Hove Albion (A)
28th September: Fulham (H)
October:
5th October: Chelsea (A)
19th October: Crystal Palace (H)
25th October: Leicester City (A)
November:
2nd November: West Ham United (H)
9th November: Newcastle United (H)
23rd November: Arsenal (A)
30th November: Ipswich Town (H)
December:
4th December: Manchester United (A)
7th December: Manchester United (A)
14th December: Aston Villa (H)
21st December: Brentford (A)
26th December: Tottenham Hotspur (H)
29th December: Everton (A)
January:
4th January: Wolverhampton Wanderers (A)
14th January: Liverpool FC (H)
18th January: Southampton (H)
25th January: AFC Bournemouth (A)
February:
1st February: Brighton (H)
15th February: Fulham (A)
22nd February: Newcastle (A)
25th February: Arsenal (H)
March:
8th March: Manchester City (H)
15th March: Ipswich Town (A)
April:
1st April: Manchester United (H)
5th April: Aston Villa (A)
12th April: Everton (H)
19th April: Tottenham Hotspur (A)
26th April: Brentford
May:
3rd May: Crystal Palace (A)
10th May: Leicester City (H)
18th May: West Ham United (H)
25th May: Chelsea (H)
