Anthony Iraola urges his team to be more aggressive in attack as Nottingham Forest come to the rescue

Bournemouth will host Nottingham Forest at home in the 23rd round of the 2024/25 Premier League. Facing a strong opponent, Andoni Iraola urged the team to be stronger in attack and seize opportunities at critical moments.

With Kluivert's hat trick and Kelkez Miloš's goal, Bournemouth beat Newcastle 4-1 in the last round. After 2 wins and 3 draws in the last 5 rounds, Bournemouth is currently ranked 7th in the standings with 37 points, so it is regarded as one of the dark horses for European qualification.

Nottingham Forest, which is also regarded as a dark horse, Nuno's team defeated Southampton 3-2 in the last round of the league. It is currently ranked third in the standings with 44 points, 6 points behind first-placed Liverpool.

In terms of the record of confrontation, Bournemouth has achieved 2 wins and 3 draws in the past 5 matches against Nottingham Forest, including a 1-1 draw with the opponent in the first round of this season.

When talking about the challenges ahead, Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola said, "I sometimes pay more attention to players dribbling the ball and actively creating opportunities. I think when players focus too much on the position of the ball, such as passing the ball to teammates in space, it sometimes limits the players' ambition to actively break through the opponent and attack the gap."

"If we want to beat Nottingham Forest, we have to be better and not kid ourselves, and this game won't be easier than away against Chelsea or Newcastle. Nottingham Forest is better away from home and their defense is at a top level. Even when they choose to defend low, they rarely make mistakes.

"They are full of fighting spirit and confidence, so we have to perform very well on the offensive end," said Andoni Iraola. "It will be difficult to create clear scoring opportunities against them, so we have to seize opportunities in front of the goal and show high efficiency at critical moments."