Match preview: Nottingham Forest v Bristol City

Venue: City Ground

Kick-off: 3pm

Capacity: 30,602

Record attendance: 49,946 v Manchester United (Division I) – 28 October, 1967

Forest's nickname: The Reds

Manager: Billy Davies

Top scorer: Dexter Blackstock – 6

Programme: £3

Ticket info: City fans will be housed in the Bridgford Stand Lower Tier. Prices – £25 adult, £19 OAPs, £12 students/Under-18s, £6 Under-12s.

How to get there, by car: Leave the M1 at Junction 24 and take the A453 towards Nottingham. Then take the A52 East towards Grantham and then onto the A6011 into Nottingham. The ground is situated by the A6011.

By train: The ground is 20 minutes walk from Nottingham Station. As you come out of the main station entrance, turn left and then left again. Follow the road down to the dual carriageway and then turn right. The ground is about three quarters of a mile down the dual carriageway.

By coach: Depart Ashton Gate 9.45am. Seats cost £19 (CATS members and season card holders) and £21 (non-members).

Last time: 11 April, 2009 Forest 3, City 2

Biggest win: 15 April, 1911 City 5, Forest 1

Worst defeat: 7 February, 1931 Forest 6, City 1

How will it go? It will be tough, but City are unbeaten in six and can return with a point.

Words of wisdom: "These two games will give us an idea of where we are in the league" – Bristol City boss Gary Johnson looks ahead to tough fixtures at Forest and West Brom.

Just a thought: City have not won at Forest in 19 attempts, dating back to 1955.

Fancy a flutter? Victor Chandler make Forest 11/10 favourites, lay City at 11/5 and offer the draw at 9/4. Paddy Power offer both teams at 6/1 to come from behind and draw. Alternatively, back Nicky Maynard to score the first goal at 6/1.

Nottingham Forest in the spotlight: Billy Davies has overseen a remarkable transformation in fortunes since taking over at The City Ground.

Forced to battle against relegation during the past two seasons, Forest have emerged as promotion candidates on the back of a seven-match unbeaten run, which has taken them to within a point of the play-off positions.

And former Yeovil midfielder Chris Cohen believes the resurgence is down to confidence.

"It is not that we didn't try last year. We just never seemed to be able to come back when we had gone behind," said Cohen, who helped The Reds come from behind to salvage a point at Cardiff on Sunday.

"Now I never feel like we are defeated, even if we are a goal or two goals behind. That confidence comes from getting a little run going.

"The difference from last season is just remarkable. We are disappointed to only come away with a point."

Of tomorrow's game, he said: "We are confident, we have belief. We are facing a tough side again but we believe we can extend that run and we want to do it by collecting three points."

Davies is expected to name an unchanged side. Strikers Dexter Blackstock and Nathan Tyson are still out injured, but former City targetman Dele Adebola is likely to be on the bench, along with fit-again Welsh international Rob Earnshaw as David McGoldrick and Joe Garner continue up front.