The following weekend, Forest make the trip to promoted Southampton for their first away game of the campaign, knowing they have a great chance of making a fast start to the season.
In a repeat of Forest's final home game of the 2023/24 season, Chelsea visit The City Ground in the final match of the 2024/25 campaign on Sunday 25th May.
Forest finished last season in 17th spot after a season long battle against the drop.
Here we take a look at how the bookies expect the 2024/25 Premier League season to finish. (Positions are based on chances of winning the like as per SkyBet odds.)