Due to a recent point deduction, Forest is now back in the Premier League’s relegation zone and is fighting to stay afloat.
Derby supporters want to revive their rivalry on the field by forcing Forest to relegation and hope to repeat their historic triumphs from the past.
Derby County and Nottingham Forest, the two major East Midlands clubs, have been complete opposites on the field in recent years.
The Rams have been relegated to League One in the last few seasons; their 2022 demotion marked their first stint in the third division of English football since 1992.
Forest, their neighbor to the north, has experienced a whole different kind of it. While Derby was demoted, Forest defeated Huddersfield Town in the Championship play-off final to earn promotion to the Premier League for the first time since 1999 in 2022.
These bitter rivals may play one other again in the upcoming season after both of them stayed put in their respective divisions the previous year due to a recent development and on-field issues.
