It's a clash of two sides improving after getting rid of Ange Postecoglou at the City Ground today.
Nottingham Forest, onto their third manager of the campaign under Sean Dyche, have been steadily moving themselves away from peril down at the bottom end of the table but suffered a 3-0 hammering at the hands of Dyche’s former club Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium last week.
Tottenham, meanwhile, have endured a difficult couple of months and the pressure has been on Thomas Frank but they head into this on the back of a 3-0 hammering of Slavia Prague in the UEFA Champions League, backing up a 2-0 win against Brentford.
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Nottingham Forest vs. Spurs Prediction: Who Will Win?
This one does appear to be a fairly evenly matched clash, despite the fact Spurs go into this weekend seven points and six places above Forest in the Premier League table after 15 games.
Expect a fairly low-scoring clash that may well be decided by set-pieces, with both Dyche and Frank both placing huge importance on dead ball moments.
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Head-to-Head: Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham
- The most recent clash between the two sides came at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in April as then Nuno Espirito Santo’s Forest won 2-1 in North London.
- That completed the double for Forest in the 2024/25 campaign, ending what was a three-match winning streak for Spurs in the fixture between the two sides.
- Overall, Forest and Spurs have clashed on 127 occasions with Forest having won 39 of those games and Spurs having the better of it with 59 victories.
Nottingham Forest vs. Tottenham: Form Guide
Nottingham Forest – Last 5 matches (All competitions)
- Utrecht 1–2 Nottingham Forest (UEFA Europa League)
- Everton 3-0 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)
- Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)
- Nottingham Forest 0-2 Brighton and Hove Albion (Premier League)
- Nottingham Forest 3-0 Malmo (UEFA Europa League)
Tottenham – Last 5 matches (All competitions)
- Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Slavia Prague (UEFA Champions League)
- Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Brentford (Premier League)
- Newcastle United 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur (Premier League)
- Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Fulham (Premier League)
- Paris Saint-Germain 5-3 Tottenham Hotspur (UEFA Champions League)
Nottingham Forest vs. Tottenham Betting Tips
Given the strength of both sides from set-pieces, backing one of Nikola Milenkovic (11/1 with Bresbet) or Micky van de Ven (11/1 with Paddy Power) to score could be good longshot bets.
In terms of the match itself, it is a game that neither wants to lose given recent inconsistencies and so the two teams cancelling each other out wouldn’t be a surprise.
Our Score Prediction: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Tottenham (11/2 with Sky Bet)
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Nottingham Forest vs. Tottenham Team News
Nottingham Forest Team News
- It has been confirmed that Douglas Luiz, Murillo and Dilane Bakwa have been passed fit for this weekend but Oleksandr Zinchenko remains a doubt.
- However, the hosts do remain without midfielder Ryan Yates as well as Ola Aina, who is expected to continue to be sidelined until the New Year.
- They have a key doubt in goal, too, as goalkeeper Matz Sels is potentially unavailable, while Chris Wood is set to be sidelined for at least another week.
Tottenham Team News
- The freshest concern for the visitors this weekend involves Wales international attacker Brennan Johnson, who has been described as ‘touch and go’ by Frank ahead of this one.
- He joins a long list of attacking injury issues that includes the likes of James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke.
- Midfielder Yves Bissouma is once again the subject of an internal investigation due to off-field issues and so he is missing, too, for this weekend.
Nottingham Forest vs. Tottenham Lineups: Predicted Starting XI’s
This is how we think these two sides will lineup at the City Ground.
Nottingham Forest predicted lineup to play Tottenham
Nottingham Forest (4-3-3)
John (GK) – Savona, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams – Dominguez, Anderson – Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi – Jesus
- Out: Gunn, Aina, Yates, Wood
- Doubtful: Sels, Zinchenko, Awoniyi
- Suspensions:
Tottenham predicted lineup to play Nottingham Forest
Tottenham (4-2-3-1)
Vicario (GK) – Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence – Gray, Bentancur – Kudus, Bergvall, Simons – Richarlison
- Out: Takai, Dragusin, Udogie, Bissouma, Kulusevski, Maddison, Solanke
- Doubtful: Johnson
- Suspensions:
Nottingham Forest vs. Tottenham Betting Odds
- Nottingham Forest to win: 8/5 with Ladbrokes
- Tottenham to win: 17/10 with BetVictor
- Draw: 43/20 with Virgin Bet
Bet Builder Tips: Nottingham Forest vs. Tottenham
Our bet builder tips for Nottingham Forest vs. Tottenham backs under 3.5 goals in the game, over 10.5 corners, as well as both Elliot Anderson and Archie Gray to be carded which came to overall best odds of 33/1 with Ladbrokes at the time of writing.
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How to watch: Nottingham Forest vs. Tottenham Live Stream, TV Channel
Here’s all the key information for how to watch Nottingham Forest vs. Tottenham.
- Date: Sunday, December 14
- Venue: City Ground, Nottingham, England
- Time: 2:00 p.m.
- TV/Stream: Sky Sports / Sky Go