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Forest Focus
Forest Focus is the Nottingham Forest podcast hosted by Matt Davies featuring ex-players including Jack Colback, James Perch, Lewis McGugan, Kelvin Wilson and David Prutton, broadcaster Darren Fletcher and fans including Emily Anderson, Greg Mitchell, Mark Sutherns, Mikey Clarke, Michael Temple and Pete Blackburn. We'll have at least four shows a week during the season including match previews and reviews, interviews and news updates.
Episodes
Forest FocusARSENAL V NOTTINGHAM FOREST MATCH PREVIEW | A GOOD TIME TO FACE THE GUNNERS?
Nottingham Forest return to Premier League action on Saturday when they go to Arsenal. Few would have predicted the teams would be level on points going into…
Forest FocusINSIDE THE NOTTINGHAM FOREST ACADEMY | UNTAPPED POTENTIAL, HUGE AIMS AND HOW LOANS WORK
Today's guest is Nottingham Forest player pathway manager Chris Brass. We discuss bringing players through the Reds academy into the first team and go into…
Forest FocusMATT FORDE ON INCREDIBLE TIMES AND HIS ONE NOTTINGHAM FOREST WISH
Nottingham Forest fan and comedian Matt Forde returns to the show to discuss the season so far with the Reds fifth in the Premier League. We chat about his…
Forest FocusWHY WATCHING NOTTINGHAM FOREST AT THE CITY GROUND IS THE BEST MATCHDAY IN FOOTBALL
A special episode as we look at the unique and brilliant experience of watching Nottingham Forest at the City Ground with thanks to professional podcast…
Forest FocusKATE LONGHURST ON NOTTINGHAM FOREST WOMEN AMBITION AND NOT WANTING TO BE A MANAGER
Nottingham Forest Women midfielder Kate Longhurst discusses why she dropped down to the third tier after after twice winning the WSL and the big battle to win…
Forest FocusNOTTINGHAM FOREST'S JANUARY TRANSFER WINDOW PLANS AND THE EUROPEAN DREAM TRACKER
Nottingham Forest have made a flying start to the season despite being beaten 3-1 at home by Newcastle United. Matt Davies is joined by Pete Blackburn and The…
Forest FocusNOTTINGHAM FOREST 1 NEWCASTLE UNITED 3 MATCH REVIEW | A REALITY CHECK FOR THE REDS?
Matt Davies is joined by Mikey Clarke, Michael Temple and former Nottingham Forest defender Kelvin Wilson to review the 3-1 defeat to Newcastle United and take…
Forest FocusNOTTINGHAM FOREST 1 NEWCASTLE UNITED 3 | POST MATCH VERDICT AS REDS SUFFER MAJOR OFF DAY
Nottingham Forest were beaten 3-1 at home by Newcastle United in the Premier League on Sunday after Murillo gave the Reds the lead, only for the visitors to…
Forest FocusNOTTINGHAM FOREST V NEWCASTLE UNITED OPPOSITION VIEW | CAN EDDIE HOWE'S TEAM END REDS RUN?
Matt Davies is joined by Newcastle United fan Rob Smyth to give the opposition view this week ahead of the Reds facing Newcastle in the Premier League at the…
Forest FocusNOTTINGHAM FOREST V NEWCASTLE UNITED PREVIEW | MIDFIELD CHOICE AT REDS AIM TO MAKE IT FOUR IN A ROW
Nottingham Forest are looking it to make it four Premier League wins in a row when they take on Newcastle United at the City Ground on Sunday afternoon. We'll…
Forest FocusCAN NOTTINGHAM FOREST MATCH 1994/95 DREAM SEASON IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE?
Matt Davies is joined by former Nottingham Forest midfielder David Phillips after he was co-commentator on the 3-0 win over West Ham United for the Premier…
Forest FocusNOTTINGHAM FOREST FINALLY CHANGING PERCEPTIONS WITH EDU MOVE | REDS FAN PHONE-IN
Matt Davies and Greg Mitchell discuss Evangelos Marinakis' move to complete a major coup in hiring Edu after he quit his role as Arsenal sporting director. We…
Forest FocusNOTTINGHAM FOREST 3 WEST HAM UNITED 0 MATCH REVIEW | REDS GO THIRD WITH EDU SET TO JOIN?
Nottingham Forest are up to third in the Premier League after beating West Ham 3-0 in the Premier League on Saturday. Meanwhile, Edu Gaspar is leaving his…
Forest FocusNOTTINGHAM FOREST 3 WEST HAM UNITED 0 | POST MATCH VERDICT AS REDS GO THIRD IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE
Nottingham Forest were 3-0 winners against West Ham United at the City Ground as they moved up to third in the Premier League with goals from Chris Wood…
Forest FocusNOTTINGHAM FOREST V WEST OPPOSITION VIEW | WHICH VERSION OF THE HAMMERS WILL TURN UP?
Matt Davies is joined by Mark Carlaw from The West Ham Way to gives us opposition view of Saturday's game against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground. We…
Forest FocusNOTTINGHAM FOREST VS WEST HAM UNITED PREVIEW | THIRD WIN IN A ROW FOR THE REDS?
Nottingham Forest will be looking for their third Premier League win in a row when they take on an inconsistent West Ham United at the City Ground on Saturday…
Forest FocusWHAT HAS CHANGED AT NOTTINGHAM FOREST? | DANIEL STOREY ON REASONS FOR REDS TRANSFORMATION
Matt Davies is joined by Nottingham Forest fan and chief football writer for the i paper, Daniel Storey. We discuss the reasons behind the Reds' transformation…
Forest FocusLEICESTER CITY 1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 3 MATCH REVIEW | REDS ON FIRE AFTER SECOND HALF MASTERCLASS
Nottingham Forest ended the weekend in seventh place in the Premier League after their 3-1 win at Leicester City on Friday night. We'll discuss key aspects…
Forest FocusLEICESTER CITY 1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 3 | POST MATCH VERDICT AS WOOD FIRES REDS TO FIFTH
Nottingham Forest beat Leicester City 3-1 in the Premier League to go fifth as Chris Wood scored twice to continue his incredible form under Nuno Espirito…
Forest FocusLEICESTER CITY V NOTTINGHAM FOREST OPPOSITION PREVIEW | HOW WILL STEVE COOPER APPROACH REDS REUNION?
Matt Davies is joined by Leicestershire Live's Jordan Blackwell to give the Leicester City viewpoint ahead of facing Nottingham Forest. We discuss Leicester's…
Forest FocusLEICESTER CITY V NOTTINGHAM FOREST PREVIEW | SHOULD NUNO NAME AN UNCHANGED TEAM AND FA BANS VERDICT
Matt Davies is joined by Pete Blackburn and a late arriving Michael Temple to preview Nottingham Forest's trip to Leicester City in the Premier League on…
Forest FocusSEB HUTCHINSON ON ELLIOT ANDERSON, CHRIS WOOD AND IF NOTTINGHAM FOREST ARE THE REAL DEAL
Seb Hutchinson returns to the show after commentating on Nottingham Forest's 1-0 win over Crystal Palace for Sky Sports. We discuss key players in the game…
Forest FocusA BREAKOUT SEASON FOR ROCK SOLID NOTTINGHAM FOREST AFTER CRYSTAL PALACE WIN??
Nottingham Forest's 1-0 win over Crystal Palace means they will go fifth in the Premier League if they beat Leicester City on Friday night. Matt Davies is…
Forest FocusNOTTINGHAM FOREST 1 CRYSTAL PALACE 0 | POST MATCH VERDICT AS REDS UP TO EIGHTH
Nottingham Forest beat Crystal Palace 1-0 at the City Ground in this week's Monday Night Football in the Premier League to go eighth in the table after Chris…
Forest FocusNOTTINGHAM FOREST V CRYSTAL PALACE OPPOSITION PREVIEW | WHY HAS IT GONE WRONG FOR PALACE?
Matt Davies is joined by Matt Watts from a A Team Called Palace podcast to discuss the start to the season for Crystal Palace with Oliver Glasner's team 18th…
Forest FocusRYAN YATES ON WORLD CUP WINNERS BATTLES, CRYSTAL PALACE GAME NOISE AND NOTTINGHAM FOREST MOMENTS
Nottingham Forest midfielder Ryan Yates joins us to discuss his fine form this season, going up against World Cup winners at Chelsea and Liverpool, angering…
Forest FocusNOTTINGHAM FOREST V CRYSTAL PALACE MATCH PREVIEW | WHAT TO DO IF GIBBS-WHITE IS OUT?
Nottingham Forest finally return to Premier League action on Monday night when they take on Crystal Palace at the City Ground. Matt Davies is joined by Michael…
Forest FocusPROFESSIONAL KEEPER REACTS TO MATZ SELS AND CARLOS MIGUEL SAVES | NOTTINGHAM FOREST DUO ANALYSIS
Podcast viewers and listeners often ask us to examine the performances of Matz Sels in depth at Nottingham Forest as he occasionally comes under scrutiny for…
Forest FocusNEXT FOUR GAMES TO DECIDE DIRECTION OF NOTTINGHAM FOREST'S SEASON? | FINE SHOWS DOUBLE STANDARDS?
The international break is over but Nottingham Forest only have four more Premier League games before the next one! Could those next four games decide the…
Forest FocusNOTTINGHAM FOREST HIT WITH £750,000 FINE FOR EVERTON TWEET | CLUB IMMEDIATELY RESPONDS
Nottingham Forest have been fined £750,000 for their tweet after defeat to Everton at the end of the 2023/24 Premier League season. Forest lost the game 2-0…
Forest FocusHENRY WINTER ON NOTTINGHAM FOREST AMBITIONS, RYAN YATES AND THE PREMIER LEAGUE 'CIVIL WAR'
Henry Winter, one of the most respected football journalists in the country, returns to Forest Focus to discuss Nottingham Forest's strong start the season…
Forest FocusMATZ SELS INJURY WORRY | OLA AINA TRANSFER INTEREST | NOTTINGHAM FOREST FAN PHONE-IN
Nottingham Forest are sweating on the fitness of goalkeeper Matz Sels after he withdrew from the Belgium squad with an adductor injury ahead of their Nations…
Forest FocusCHELSEA 1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1 | POST MATCH VERDICT AS OUTSTANDING REDS TAKE POINT
Nottingham Forest produced a great performance at Stamford Bridge as they drew 1-1 with Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon. Chris Wood gave…
Forest FocusCAN EVANGELOS MARINAKIS TRANSFORM HIS NEWEST CLUB? | OMAR RICHARDS IMPRESSING
On today's show we look at Rio Ave, the third club owned by Evangelos Marinakis after he bought 80 percent of the Portuguese top flight team with a vow to…
Forest FocusCHELSEA 1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1 MATCH REVIEW | SELS HAS HIS MOMENT AS REDS RESOLVE EARNS A POINT
Matt Davies is joined by David Prutton, Michael Temple and Pete Blackburn to discuss all the big talking points from Nottingham Forest's 1-1 draw at Chelsea…
Forest FocusCHELSEA V NOTTINGHAM FOREST OPPOSITION PREVIEW | ARE THEY REALLY COLE PALMER FC?
Matt Davies is joined by Chelsea fan Harry Daniels (AKA FPL Harry) to give the opposition view this week as Nottingham Forest go to Stamford Bridge on Sunday…
Forest FocusCHELSEA V NOTTINGHAM FOREST PREVIEW | HOW CAN NUNO STOP COLE PALMER?
Nottingham Forest head to Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday. Forest face a stern test with Chelsea third in the table after beating Brighton 4-2, a game…
Forest FocusWHAT TO DO WITH TAIWO AWONIYI? A SEASON DEFINING RUN OF GAMES? | DAVID JACKSON ON NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Matt Davies and BBC Radio Nottingham's David Jackson look ahead to upcoming games for Nottingham Forest starting with Chelsea before a potential pivotal…
Forest FocusYOUR NOTTINGHAM FOREST QUESTIONS ANSWERED | DOES NUNO HAVE A PLAN B AND IS ELANGA DOING ENOUGH?
Matt Davies is joined by Emily Anderson for today's Nottingham Forest fan Q&A as Nottinghamshire cricketer and Reds fan Luke Fletcher returns to the podcast…
Forest FocusNOTTINGHAM FOREST V FULHAM REVIEW | REDS REALITY CHECK OR JUST A BLIP FOR NUNO?
Nottingham Forest were beaten 1-0 by Fulham at the City Ground on Saturday as they lost their Premier League unbeaten record. There were question marks again…
Forest FocusFROM PRISON HELL TO HELPING GAMBLING ADDICTS | WHEN YOU SHOULD GET HELP AND HOW
Today's guest is Ben Jones from the Time Out gambling support group in Nottingham. After plugging the charity on a recent podcast, we wanted to learn more…
Forest FocusNOTTINGHAM FOREST 0 FULHAM 1 POST MATCH VERDICT | DID NUNO AND VAR GET IT WRONG?
Nottingham Forest lost 1-0 to Fulham at the City Ground in the Premier League on Saturday after a contentious VAR intervention to award a penalty. We'll…
Forest FocusNOTTINGHAM FOREST V FULHAM OPPOSITION PREVIEW | STRIKING SIMILARITIES MAKE FOR INTRIGUING BATTLE
Nottingham Forest face Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday at the City Ground. Ahead of the game, we spoke with Russ Goldman from the Cottage Talk podcast…
Forest FocusNOTTINGHAM FOREST V FULHAM PREVIEW | PREMIER LEAGUE PANEL RULES ON MORGAN GIBBS-WHITE RED CARD
Nottingham Forest face Fulham at the City Ground on Saturday with star player Morgan Gibbs-White banned after his red card against Brighton. A Premier League…
Forest FocusLUKE FLETCHER ON LEAVING TRENT BRIDGE AND HIS LOVE FOR NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Matt Davies is joined by Luke Fletcher on today's show. Fletch is one of county cricket's great characters who will leave Nottinghamshire this summer after 17…
Forest FocusBRIGHTON 2 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 2 | WAS IT A RED REALLY? SELS UNDER PRESSURE? ANOTHER GREAT POINT
Matt Davies is joined by Greg Mitchell, Michael Temple and TNT Sports commentator Darren Fletcher to review Nottingham Forest's 2-2 draw with Brighton as the…
Forest FocusBRIGHTON 2 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 2 | POST MATCH VERDICT AS REDS HOLD ON AFTER MORE ROB JONES CONTROVERSY
Nottingham Forest drew 2-2 with Brighton and Hove Albion on Sunday to make it five games unbeaten at the start of the Premier League season. There was plenty…
Forest FocusBRIGHTON V NOTTINGHAM FOREST OPPOSITION PREVIEW | CAN SEAGULLS WEAKNESS PRESENT WINGER OPPORTUNITY?
Today's guest is Brighton and Hove Albion fan Az Phillips, the other half of FPL BlackBox with our own Mark Sutherns. We discuss the season so far under new…
Forest FocusBRIGHTON V NOTTINGHAM FOREST MATCH PREVIEW | 42,000 CAPACITY CITY GROUND | BRENNAN JOHNSON RETURN?
Nottingham Forest head to Brighton and Hove Albion on Sunday as they look to build on their incredible win against Liverpool in the Premier League. We'll…
Forest FocusGUY MOWBRAY HAS HIGH HOPES FOR NOTTINGHAM FOREST AFTER LIVERPOOL WIN AS HE PRAISES REDS STARS
Today's guest is leading BBC football commentator Guy Mowbray, who commentated on Nottingham Forest's 1-0 win over Liverpool at Anfield for Match of the Day…
Forest FocusNOTTINGHAM FOREST FAN PHONE-IN ON LIVERPOOL WIN, EUROPEAN AMBITION, GIBBS-WHITE MONITORED BY MAN CITY
Matt Davies is joined by Emily Anderson to take calls from Nottingham Forest fans with topics including team spirit, the influence of Nikola Milenkovic, aiming…
Forest FocusARE NOTTINGHAM FOREST SET FOR A HUGE SEASON AFTER BEATING LIVERPOOL? | SANGARE INJURY BLOW
Nottingham Forest were the talk of the Premier League at the weekend after beating Liverpool 1-0, their first win at Anfield since 1969. We discuss the game…
Forest FocusLIVERPOOL 0 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1 | POST MATCH VERDICT ON INCREDIBLE ANFIELD WIN
Nottingham Forest sprung the shock of the Premier League season so far as they beat Liverpool 1-0 at Anfield on Saturday thanks to Callum Hudson-Odoi's second…
Forest FocusLIVERPOOL V NOTTINGHAM FOREST OPPOSITION PREVIEW | SLOT TACTICS AND FOREST'S BEST HOPE
Matt Davies is joined by tactics expert and Liverpool fan Josh Williams for our most detailed opposition preview yet. We discuss the changes Arne Slot has made…
Forest FocusLIVERPOOL V NOTTINGHAM FOREST PREVIEW | HOW WILL NUNO LOOK TO STOP ARNE SLOT'S DREAM START?
Nottingham Forest are back in Premier League action as they travel to Liverpool on Saturday for what is a daunting task despite Forest's unbeaten start under…
Forest FocusLIVE SHOW SPECIAL | LEWIS McGUGAN ON NUNO'S SUBS, NOTTINGHAM FOREST TRANSFERS AND IPSWICH FREE-KICK
Our latest live show at the Trent Navigation last week was another great night as Lewis McGugan was joined on the panel by Emily Anderson, Michael Temple and…
Forest FocusNOTTINGHAM FOREST WOMEN ON FIRE AHEAD OF TITLE RIVALS CLASH | REDS BOSS CARLY DAVIES INTERVIEW
Nottingham Forest Women manager Carly Davies returns to the show to discuss her team's dominant start to the season as they win five games out of five…
Forest FocusWHAT NEXT FOR GIBBS-WHITE AFTER ENGLAND DEBUT? | WOOD TRAVEL WORRY? | DOMINGUEZ THE ODD MAN OUT?
Morgan Gibbs-White made his England debut with an impressive cameo off the bench in the the 2-0 win against Ireland on Saturday, the first Nottingham Forest…
Forest FocusCARAGH HAMILTON ON HER FOUR YEAR INJURY, INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL AT 15 AND JOINING NOTTINGHAM FOREST
On today's show we meet Caragh Hamilton to discuss her move to Nottingham Forest Women this summer and her life to this point, including playing for Northern…
Forest FocusMEET THE FORMER TV CHEF WHO HELPS TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF NOTTINGHAM FOREST FOREIGN SIGNINGS
A very different guest on today's show as we meet Lucy Varnava, the person who has taught a host of Nottingham Forest players English to help them settle in…