How to watch Leicester City vs Nottingham Forest live: stream link, TV channel, team news, prediction

The Premier League weekend begins early on Friday at the King Power Stadium as Leicester City manager Steve Cooper takes on former club Nottingham Forest and the man who replaced him: Nuno Espirito Santo (Live on Friday at 3pm ET on USA Network and Online streaming via NBC.com).

Cooper led Forest from the bottom of the Championship table to promotion to the Premier League in six months and then led the Tricky Trees to a second season before being sacked in December 2024.

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At this point, Forest appointed Espirito Santo, the former Wolves and Tottenham head coach who improved the club’s fortunes earlier this season.

Cooper waited about six months before starting a new job, taking the hot spot at newly promoted Leicester City. The Foxes have fought their way from the bottom three places to 14th after a memorable 3-2 comeback win via Southampton in Week 8.

Forest are breathing a well-deserved eighth place with 13 points and will be hoping for three points in this game and a sign that things will be better under Espirito Santo. Chris Wood scored the only goal from the clash with Palace on Monday.

How to watch Leicester City vs Nottingham Forest live, with stream link and start time

Kick-off time: Friday, 3 p.m. ET
Venue: King Power Stadium
TV channels: USA Network
Streaming: Stream online via NBC.com

Focus on Leicester City, team news

Jamie Vardy continues to score in the Premier League, his 139 all-time goals being 15th in history and five away from 14th-placed Robin van Persie. Young Ghanaian striker Abdul Fatawu, 20, was the star of week eight and can certainly give Vardy and others a boost.

Out: Patson Daka (ankle), Jakub Stolarczyk (ankle), Hamza Choudhury (shoulder), Jannik Vestergaard (ankle)

Focus on Nottingham Forest, team news

Chris Wood’s five goals this Premier League season have only been bettered by three players at injury time: Erling Haaland, Cole Palmer and Bryan Mbeumo. The big Kiwi is surrounded by plenty of weapons and can be a handful for Leicester.

Departures: Danilo (ankle), Ibrahim Sangare (unknown) | QUESTIONABLE: Morgan Gibbs-White (ankle)

Leicester City vs Nottingham Forest prediction

Can the Foxes give Cooper a memorable win? Even with Forest’s changing squad door, the boss should have a good idea of ​​how best to break up his former club. But Espirito Santo has Forest who look solid at the back and impressive up front. Can Leicester do a job in midfield? Leicester 1-1 Forest.