{"id":298481,"date":"2023-12-06T06:24:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T06:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=298481"},"modified":"2023-12-06T06:24:10","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T06:24:10","slug":"forest-hero-stuart-pearce-singles-out-two-difference-makers-ahead-of-fulham-tie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/forest-hero-stuart-pearce-singles-out-two-difference-makers-ahead-of-fulham-tie\/","title":{"rendered":"Forest hero Stuart Pearce singles out two difference-makers ahead of Fulham tie"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Stuart Pearce believes that two of Nottingham Forest’s summer signings can do damage at Fulham on Wednesday night. Steve Cooper will be desperate for the Tricky Trees to bounce back after suffering three consecutive Premier League defeats.<\/p>\n

Forest picked up only eight Premier League points away from home last season. But they are on course to better that total this time around, having banked a big win at Chelsea in September.<\/p>\n

Pearce believes that the addition of pace out wide through summer signings Anthony Elanga and Callum Hudson-Odoi has given his former club an extra bite away from the City Ground. And the former England international expects that to come into play at Craven Cottage.<\/p>\n

“Elanga has impressed me the most,” Pearce told Express Sport<\/em>. “Forest’s away form was really poor last year and I think the pace they’ve brought into the squad with him and Hudson-Odoi has offered them a counter-attack threat, especially on the road.<\/p>\n

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“I’m expecting that to be their biggest weapon at Fulham.” Forest signed ex-Manchester United winger Elanga for \u00a315million during the summer, before Hudson-Odoi joined from Chelsea in a cut-price deal on deadline day.<\/p>\n

Pearce claims that, alongside the duo’s influence, winnable upcoming games against Wolves and Bournemouth could also give Forest a timely boost. “They’ve had some really tough games on the road,” he added.<\/p>\n