Sky Sports pundit David Prutton has made his prediction for Nottingham Forest's clash with Blackpool this weekend. The Reds are in action for the first time since their narrow FA Cup defeat to Liverpool before the international break.
Steve Cooper's side travel to Bloomfield Road in a Saturday lunchtime clash between two in-form teams. Forest are unbeaten in the league since a 2-1 defeat at Cardiff in January whilst Blackpool have won three of their last four matches.
Forest are currently ninth in the Championship with 58 points and are three points off the play-off places with three games in hand over sixth placed Blackburn. Blackpool currently sit 13th on 52 points and are nine points off the play-offs but with two games in hand over Rovers.
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The reverse fixture between the two teams ended in a 2-1 Forest win at the City Ground in October last year with Brennan Johnson and Lewis Grabban scoring the goals in the early days of Steve Cooper's time in charge.
And former Forest midfielder Prutton has gone with the same scoreline when the two sides meet on Saturday, backing the Reds to come away with all three points in a 2-1 win. He told Sky Sports: "Is the play-off dream still alive for Blackpool? There is a big old gap between themselves and the top six, but if they keep on picking up points then you just never know.
"Nottingham Forest's FA Cup dream is over, but now they can focus fully on the league. They are in a good spot with so many games in hand, but they will be aware that does not mean points on the board. I do think they will edge this one."
