• Leeds have lost only two of their last 11 league games

• Forest have won just three of their last eight on the road

• Recommended bet: Leeds to win

With 14 games to go in the Premier League season, Leeds and Nottingham Forest both find themselves six points clear of relegation, so victory for either side in Friday’s meeting would be a big boost to their survival aspirations.

With third-bottom West Ham showing signs of a resurgence, there is still work to be done for this troubled pair, although improvement has been clear to see.

Forest head to Elland Road on a four-game unbeaten run in the Premier League, recording away wins at the Hammers and Brentford alongside home draws with Arsenal and Crystal Palace.

Leeds do have a 4-0 defeat at home to table-topping Arsenal to respond to but that was only their second loss in 11 league outings and they have become a reliable force in front of their own supporters.

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Team news

Lukas Nmecha and Jaka Bijol are both injury doubts for Leeds, having each missed the last two league games against Everton and Arsenal.

Neco Williams is suspended after picking up a red card in Forest’s 1-1 draw with Palace and joins injured Chris Wood, Nicolo Savona and John Victor on the sidelines.

The stats

Leeds have won their last three Premier League home games against Nottingham Forest.

Forest have lost just one of their last 15 top-flight matches against promoted sides.

After a run of six defeats in seven league games, Leeds have lost just two of their 11 top-flight matches since the start of December.

The Whites have lost only one of their last six home league games, beating Chelsea and drawing with Liverpool and Manchester United in that period.

Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White has either scored or assisted in four of his last five league appearances.

Eight of Leeds’ 12 home league games have gone over 2.5 goals.

The Tricky Trees have won only three of their last eight away matches.

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Prediction

Both teams have performed much better than relegation candidates of late and victory for either would go a long way to securing survival.

Forest, having taken eight points from four league games and recorded back-to-back away wins, are not to be taken lightly.

However, only Aston Villa and Arsenal have won from the last eight visitors to Elland Road and that run of fixtures has seen Leeds defeat Chelsea, Palace and Fulham, while also holding Liverpool and Manchester United to score draws.

Passionate home support has the ability to give Leeds a serious lift and Forest have lost three of their last five away league games, as well as crashing out of the FA Cup at Championship outfit Wrexham and suffering defeat to Braga in the Europa League.

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