- Nottingham Forest are third in the Premier League
- Exeter are 18th in League One
- Recommended bet: Over 2.5 Nottingham Forest goals

Nottingham Forest can book their place in the FA Cup fifth round by seeing off League One Exeter City at St James Park on Tuesday.

Forest are enjoying a fantastic season in the Premier League and are in contention for a top-four finish but they can also make the last 16 of the FA Cup under the astute guidance of Nuno Espirito Santo.

Exeter's hopes of an upset look remote as the third-tier outfit have lost four of their last five games since beating Oxford United 3-1 in the third round.

Team news

Recent Exeter signings Andrew Oluwabori and Ed Turns will hope to make their debuts in the cup clash, while Ryan Trevitt and Joel Colwill could come in for the hosts.

Forest boss Nuno is likely to rotate his squad for the trip to the south west with Carlos Miguel set to start in goal and the likes of Ryan Yates, Jota Silva and Taiwo Awoniyi are in contention for recalls.

In-form striker Chris Wood, Anthony Elanga and Danilo are among the players who could be rested.

The stats

Since beating Oxford 3-1 in the previous round, Exeter have lost to Birmingham, Blackpool, Leyton Orient and Stevenage and drawn with Peterborough in League One.

The Grecians have conceded 13 goals in their last three games.

Forest hammered Brighton 7-0 in the Premier League in their last game.

Nuno's side have lost just one of their last 11 games in all competitions, winning nine of those matches.

Exeter have beaten Barnet, Chesterfield and Oxford, all at home, in the FA Cup this season.

Forest beat Luton Town 2-0 at home in the third round.

Tuesday's tie will be the first competitive meeting between the sides in nearly 74 years — when Forest won 5-0 at Exeter in a Division Three South clash.

Prediction

Forest have been the surprise package in the Premier League this season and remain firmly in the hunt for a top-four place after bouncing back in style from a rare defeat at Bournemouth by hammering Brighton 7-0 last weekend.

They switch focus to the cup and while a trip to St James Park to take on League One opponents eyeing an upset could be viewed as a tricky assignment, a confident Forest should be able to outclass the Grecians.

Nuno's men have scored three or more goals in three games already this year when beating Wolves, Southampton and in that stunning success over the Seagulls and they can enjoy themselves in Devon against an Exeter side who have been very poor defensively of late.

Gary Caldwell's team have lost 3-1 to Blackpool and 6-2 against Leyton Orient in their last two matches at St James Park, while they shipped four goals at Stevenage last time out.

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