The mood in the Forest camp is in stark contrast to that of their opponents Charlton Athletic after a heavy reverse at Burnley made it three defeats in a row for Chris Powell's side.
Stand-in captain Michael Morrison has urged his side to stand up and be counted for the visit of Billy Davies' men.
"Talk is cheap," he told the official CAFC website.
"Now it’s time for us to go out there and dust ourselves down and really go at it.
"Hopefully the fans will be there and get behind us and we can create an atmosphere and siege mentality where we are going to be right at it."