Swansea vs Nottingham Forest postponement latest as Met Office issues yellow weather warning
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Michael Mongie
Wed 17 September 2025 16:30, UK
Nottingham Forest have a chance to bounce back from their defeat to Arsenal on Saturday in their Carabao Cup meeting with Swansea City.
They were easily picked apart by Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium just days after Ange Postecoglou was named Nottingham Forest manager on Tuesday, 9 September.
With just four points from four games in the Premier League, the Reds will welcome the chance to use the Carabao Cup to find some form before facing Burnley at the weekend.
Douglas Luiz has been tipped for greatness at Forest after joining the club in the summer, but Postecoglou needs his whole squad to raise their performance levels after an uncharacteristically weak midfield and defensive display against Arsenal.
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Nottingham Forest travel to Swansea this evening for their first Carabao Cup clash of the season but it’s worth keeping an eye on the weather.
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning over potentially high levels of rain.
The match is not currently under threat of cancellation but there’s a warning over floods so local police and match officials will be keeping a close eye on the conditions heading towards kickoff.
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If the game does go ahead, Postecoglou will be hoping for better performances from the likes of Nikola Milenkovic and Neco Williams after they struggled against Arsenal.
Forest’s decision to sack Nuno Espirito Santo and replace him with Postecoglou was a risky one, but now, the Australian coach needs to prove why owner Evangelos Marinakis made the decision.
Last season, Forest fostered their success on resolute defensive displays and rapid counterattacking.
This season, things will be different under Postecoglou, who favours a high line, and aggressive man marking.
It will result in more goals conceded but also should deliver more entertaining football.
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The likes of Chris Wood, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Morgan Gibbs-White should flourish under the former Spurs coach, but it will take time.
Against Swansea, it wouldn’t be surprising to see Postecoglou test how his philosophy will work at Forest before returning to the Premier League on Saturday at Turf Moor.
Keep your eyes on the weather if you’re travelling to the game but until the Met Office reports worrying changes in the weather, the game will go ahead.