Forest sacked Cooper last season. He joined Leicester in the summer, with his new team initially going winless through the first six games of their top-flight return.

They have since responded with back-to-back victories over Bournemouth and Southampton. Saints spurned a two-goal lead on Saturday to lose 3-2 after Jordan Ayew’s last-gasp winner, timed at 97 minutes and 34 seconds.

Ayew’s strike was Leicester’s latest goal on record in the competition (since data began in 2006-07). His winner came after Facundo Buonanotte’s earlier finish and a Jamie Vardy penalty.

Buonanotte is now attempting to become the 10th teenager to score or assist in four straight Premier League games. He’d be the first to do so since Evan Ferguson for Brighton in January 2023.

Veteran striker Vardy has scored three league goals from just nine shots this campaign, converting one in every three chances. Vardy has the best shot conversion rate of any player to attempt 300+ shots since his debut in 2014-15 (22.1%).

Leicester’s attackers will come up against an in-form Forest defence. Only Liverpool (3) have conceded fewer goals Nuno Espirito Santo’s side (6) in the competition this term.

Forest allowed 20 shots in Monday night’s 1-0 win over Crystal Palace at the City Ground but limited their opponents to just 0.97 expected goals. A solid backline has built the foundation for Nuno’s side to thrive, with Forest ranking third overall in the league for xG against (8.8).

Goalkeeper Matz Sels produced some eye-catching saves against Palace, while Chris Wood did the damage at the other end. His second-half strike slipped through the grasp of Dean Henderson in the Eagles’ goal.

Elliot Anderson continues to impress in midfield as well. On Monday, Anderson created five chances and completed six dribbles. He became the third player this season in the Premier League to reach five or more in both areas.

Anderson’s presence in midfield will be key as Nuno’s side look to extend their six-match undefeated league streak away from home (W4 D2). Not since a 12-game run between February to October 1995 have Forest managed a longer such top-flight run on the road.

That away form is in stark contrast to Cooper’s time at Forest. They averaged just 0.46 league points per game during his tenure, compared to 1.36 under their Portuguese boss.

Cooper, at least, has Leicester battling – only three teams have gained more points from losing positions than the Foxes’ five in the 2024-25 competition. In fact, Leicester had lost their last 66 top-flight matches when trailing at half-time, but turned that around against Southampton.

The challenge now is for Cooper’s men to win three successive Premier League matches for the first time since January 2021 under Brendan Rodgers.

In team news for both sides, Hamza Choudhury and Patson Daka remain out for Leicester. Morgan Gibbs-White, Ibrahim Sangare and Danilo will be absent for the visitors. James Ward-Prowse is in contention to return having served a suspension against Palace.