Michael Owen predicts the result of Nottingham Forest v Huddersfield in the FA Cup tonight

Nottingham Forest and Huddersfield Town go head-to-head in the FA Cup tonight – and ahead of the tie, Michael Owen has had his say on the result for BetVictor.

Forest have been excellent since Steve Cooper took over and have managed to transform themselves from a side with no hope near the bottom of the table into a talented team dreaming of a play-off spot. With plenty of exciting players in their ranks, there is every chance they could achieve that too.

For Huddersfield, they have surprised many and upset the odds yet again. Despite many ruling them to be a lower table side at best, Carlos Corberan has led them into the play-off places and the Premier League dream could be on yet again.

After a torrid few seasons in the second tier for the Terriers, the hope is there again – and they’ll be dreaming of top flight football.

Tonight though sees the two face off not in a league game but in a cup clash instead. Both sides will be up for the fixture nonetheless and will be eager to seal their place in the next round, with the prospect of a big team in the next game alluring to both teams.

Ahead of the fixture though, former Liverpool and Man United man Michael Owen has given his verdict on how he feels the match will go to BetVictor.

Despite the clash looking difficult to call on paper, Owen has sided with Nottingham Forest, believing that Steve Cooper’s team will win the contest 2-1. The pundit says Forest are ‘strong at home’ and that could work in their favour in this one, also claiming that they have had ‘a brilliant run’ to get to this stage in the competition.

He said: “Forest have had a brilliant run to get here, beating Arsenal and Leicester at home.

“This is an interesting one though, because Huddersfield have also