Pundits make identical Nottingham Forest vs Huddersfield prediction ahead of Liverpool FA Cup tie

Nottingham Forest are being tipped to see off Huddersfield Town and set up an FA Cup quarter-final showdown with Liverpool.

Forest take on fellow Championship promotion hopefuls Huddersfield in the fifth round of the cup at the City Ground on Monday evening (7.30pm kick-off).

Steve Cooper's men have already knocked Arsenal and holders Leicester City out of the famous competition.

And if they can beat the Terriers, the Reds will be rewarded with a sixth round tie at home to Premier League giants Liverpool.

Former Liverpool and Manchester United striker Michael Owen is backing Forest to triumph 2-1 against Huddersfield.

"Forest have had a brilliant run to get here, beating Arsenal and Leicester at home," Owen said in his BetVictor blog.

"This is an interesting one though, because Huddersfield have also had a great season in the Championship and are sitting in the play-off positions.

"I fancy Forest again; they’ve shown how strong they are at home. 2-1."

Another ex-Liverpool star, Mark Lawrenson, agrees with Owen.

Lawrenson reckons Forest will go through to face Jurgen Klopp's men, and is also predicting they will beat Huddersfield 2-1.

"I watched Huddersfield draw 0-0 with Preston at Deepdale a few weeks ago and they didn't look like scoring - they were really good at keeping the ball but didn't create much. Mind you, neither did North End," he told BBC Sport.

"The Terriers are obviously doing something right though, because they are flying in the Championship and have not lost since 27 November.

"Nottingham Forest's league form is not as consistent as that but they have already had two brilliant wins in the FA Cup, knocking out Arsenal and holders Leicester at the City Ground.

"This is a very different kind of occasion, and Huddersfield will be awkward opponents but the City Ground will be bouncing again for this one, which will make a difference.

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"I've been very impressed with Forest since Steve Cooper took charge, and they've got a couple of players in Djed Spence and Brennan Johnson who can definitely play at higher level.

"Huddersfield don't concede many goals, and both teams play good football, so there will be no 'crash, bang, wallop' from whoever makes it into the quarter-finals, but I am going with Forest to edge it."

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