It’s now the eve of Nottingham Forest’s 2024/25 Premier League clash as the Reds look set to do it all again.
Summer preparations have been successful for Forest with plenty of action both on and off the pitch.
Nuno Espirito Santo have strengthened this summer with six new signings after a relegation-threatened 2023/24 season.
There could soon be seven signings with Forest set to complete a deal for Ramon Sosa while he undergoes a medical.
But there will be some natural concerns at the club as they came so close to relegation last time out.
Where Alan Shearer and Micah Richards think Nottingham Forest will end up
It’s been an exciting summer for the Reds, but all their preparations will be for naught if they can’t deliver on the pitch.
But efforts remained behind the scenes as Anthony Elanga revealed how brutal Nun’s training sessions were in the Spanish heat.
And it seems Forest’s summer work may have impressed Alan Shearer and Micah Richards enough to make their predictions.
In The Rest is Football podcast, the BBC Sport duo shared their predictions for the fight to stay up this season.
“I have them fighting to stay up but I think they will have enough. Something similar to last season,” said Shearer.
“I agree with Alan on that,” Richards replied.
Will Nottingham Forest avoid relegation this season?
The Reds certainly have the quality to avoid the drop, but there are certainly some seriously strong sides developing in the bottom half of the Premier League.
Money is spent by most sites as they try to give themselves the best chance to stay afloat.
Forest are in the market for a new striker and Eddie Nketiah is the latest name to be linked with a potential move to the City Ground.
Whether or not he can make a difference is a big question, but if Chris Wood can produce the same results as last season, it would be a huge boost.
Losing a big player in the final weeks of the window would be a real blow, but Forest have certainly done almost everything they could this summer to give themselves a good chance of survival.