Ange Postecoglou could smash 58-year Nottingham Forest feat against Burnley
Ange Postecoglou’s start as Nottingham Forest manager could not have gone any worse and a trip to Burnley may not be his ideal next destination.
Postecoglou was mocked after Nottingham Forest let a two goal lead slip at Championship club Swansea in the Carabao Cup.
A 3-0 defeat at Arsenal in Postecoglou’s first match in charge means Nottingham Forest are now on a three-match losing streak.
Nottingham Forest head to Burnley next, with the Clarets’ only points this season coming at home to fellow promoted side Sunderland.
Ange Postecoglou hoping to end 58-year record at Burnley
Nottingham Forest’s trip to Turf Moor will be their 52nd, but the Tricky Trees have not won back-to-back matches against the Clarets in the top flight since 1967, as per BBC Sport.
Victory could also be their first time they have won consecutive matches at Turf Moor since September 2003, when both clubs were in the second tier.
Nottingham Forest’s last trip under recently sacked Nuno Espirito Santo was a 2-1 victory courtesy of a Chris Wood brace against his former club on the final day of the 2023-24 campaign.
Postecoglou needs to end Nottingham Forest slump
Since Nottingham Forest’s opening day win against Brentford, the feel good factor seems to have deteriorated out of the City Ground.
With back-to-back league fixtures against promoted clubs, with Sunderland next after Burnley, Postecoglou needs results from both matches.
Wood could come up against his former club, but Igor Jesus’ two goals at Swansea may earn him a chance from the start for the first time in the Premier League.
| Igor Jesus | Stats |
| Appearances | 59 |
| Goals | 17 |
| Assists | 6 |
Jesus was the major positive for Postecoglou in an otherwise troubling evening for the new manager who saw his side crumble under late pressure.
Much of the side was changed from the defeat at Arsenal, but players with vast experience like Douglas Luiz and Oleksandr Zinchenko started.
Postecoglou is already under scrutiny and he needs to end that long wait for back-to-back wins at Burnley.